Russian gas keeps flowing to EU via Ukraine despite fighting

Intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near a pipeline Russia uses to supply European countries with gas has not disrupted supplies, network operators and gas companies said on Tuesday (13 August).

The European Union drastically reduced its reliance on Russian gas after the Ukraine war began in 2022, leaving Austria the EU country most reliant on Russian supplies.

“We are not aware of any pressure fluctuations, all nominations are going according to plan and there are no indications of any irregularities,” Gas Connect Austria spokesperson Armin Teichert said.

Russia’s Gazprom also said on Tuesday it was still pumping gas to Ukraine through Sudzha, just over the border from Ukraine.

It was unclear which side was in control of the Russian town of Sudzha, through which Russia pumps gas from Western Siberia through Ukraine and on to Slovakia and other European Union countries.