Reuters: Ukraine has lost 40% of gas production through Russian shelling and needs import from Europe

Ukraine has lost 40% of gas production after Russian rocket strokes, reports the Reuters source in the Ukrainian gas industry. According to him, in February and March 2025, Kiev plans to import up to 800 million cubic meters of gas from Europe to compensate for losses.

“We could do without imports this heating season, but production attacks are forcing us to import gas to compensate for the reduction of internal production,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

By the start of attacks, Ukraine produced about 52 million cubic meters of gas per day. In winter, gas consumption in the country reached 110-140 million cubic meters a day. The deficit was covered by stocks in storage, Reuters writes.

According to the Ukrainian operator of gas transport systems, in early February, Ukraine began to increase gas imports and since then its volumes have increased almost 10 times – to 20 million cubic meters a day. The Reuters source and officials of the Ukrainian Energy Department have not disclosed the current level of gas production in the country.

According to the agency’s interlocutor, gas reserves in Ukraine’s storage facilities are small, but thanks to the planned import and preserved production, the authorities will be able to do without restrictions for industry and households by the end of the heating season. It usually begins in late October and ends in early April.

For the heating season of 2025-2026, according to the source of the publication, Ukraine needs to form gas reserves of approximately 13 billion cubic meters. The Reuters interlocutor notes that it is necessary to start gas pumping to storage this spring. But it is unclear how much gas can be imported after March. It depends on the level of internal production, which is affected by the intensity of Russian shelling, added a source.

After the commencement of a full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, troops of the Russian Federation attack the Ukrainian energy infrastructure, as well as draw rocket strokes on them.

In recent weeks, Reuters claims, Russia has increased attacks on gas fields. The agency notes that the main gas companies of Ukraine are in the frontier of Kharkiv region and neighboring Poltava, so vulnerable to Russian attacks.

The Ukrainian State Gas Company Naftogaz and a large private energy company DTEK reported that in February, due to Russian attacks, their facilities were damaged at least twice.