Ukraine to Halt Key Russian Gas Transit to Europe, Use Alternative

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26. The Sokhranivka junction is occupied by the Russian forces

GTSOU (Gas Transmission System of Ukraine) is a company that is in charge of the gas flow through the territories of Ukraine. The company claims they lost operational and technological control of their operation due to Russian occupation of the facilities:

As a result of the Russian Federation’s military aggression against Ukraine, several GTS facilities are located in territory temporarily controlled by Russian troops and the occupation administration. Currently, GTSOU cannot carry out operational and technological control over the CS “Novopskov” and other assets located in these territories. Moreover, the interference of the occupying forces in technical processes and changes in the modes of operation of GTS facilities, including unauthorized gas offtakes from the gas transit flows, endangered the stability and safety of the entire Ukrainian gas transportation system.

These actions under the current transit contract are force majeure circumstances that make it impossible to fulfill obligations at the physical interconnection point GMS “Sokhranivka” and at the border compressor station “Novopskov,” which are not currently controlled by GTSOU

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The company repeatedly informed Gazprom about gas transit threats due to the actions of the Russian-controlled occupation forces and stressed stopping interference in the operation of the facilities, but these appeals were ignored..

https://tsoua.com/en/news/the-actions-of-the-occupiers-led-to-the-interruption-of-gas-transit-through-the-gms-sokhranivka/

Ukraine is not doing this. Russia is. This is not a capricious decision. It is due to the loss of operational control of the infrastructure to the occupying forces.