Ukraine and Poland agreed to increase gas import capacities – Shmyhal

Ukraine and Poland have agreed to increase gas import capacity, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

According to him, the operator of the Polish gas transmission system Gaz-System and the “GTS Operator of Ukraine” have agreed on a phased increase of the throughput capacity for importing gas from Poland to Ukraine from the beginning of February 2026, until the end of April, the capacity of this direction will increase from 15.3 million cubic meters. m to 18.4 million cubic meters. m per day.

Shmyhal called it an “important agreement” to ensure stable heat supply and critical infrastructure.

“Increasing import capacity is part of the systematic work to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and diversify gas supply routes. The Polish direction provides access to various sources of gas and remains one of the key ones for imports. In 2025, 2.1 billion cubic meters were delivered through Poland. m of gas – more than 30% of the total volume of imports, in particular, about 600 million cubic meters. m of American LNG,” he wrote in a telegram.

Shmyhal reported earlier today that Ukraine is working on obtaining a grant from one of the European countries for the purchase of gas. It is about 85 million euros through EBRD instruments for the purchase of additional gas volume for Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has been striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Since the beginning of the fall of 2025, Russian forces have intensified their attacks on the Ukrainian energy industry.

After the last massive attacks by the Russian Federation, the energy system of Ukraine is under a state of emergency, the most difficult situation is in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

The Security Service of Ukraine qualifies Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure as crimes against humanity. The SBU previously noted that since the beginning of this year’s heating season, it has documented at least 256 air attacks by the Russian Federation on energy facilities and heat supply systems of Ukraine.