Ukraine has turned to buying natural gas from the European Union as Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have reduced domestically sourced supply.

Naftogaz Group, Ukraine’s state-owned producer, has seen its gas output down by one third recently, due to the air strikes with missiles from Russia. So Ukraine now needs to import about 1 billion cubic meters of gas, they added.

Russia has been targeting – and hitting – energy infrastructure in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion in February 2022. Air strikes become more aggressive and frequent during the winter when Ukraine needs more gas and all other sources of energy to keep heating and lights on.

In one of the latest attacks this past weekend, Russia attacked residential buildings and infrastructure with missiles and drones, killing 15 people and damaging energy infrastructure in Poltava, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the Russian border.

Source: OILPRICE