MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. Deliveries of Russian gas to Europe in transit through Ukraine on November 9 remained the same at 42.4 mln cubic meters through the Sudzha gas distribution station, according to the website of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine. The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route for Russian gas supplies to the countries of Western and Central Europe after the destruction at the Nord Stream.
Despite the declining gas supplies from Russia, European countries continue to fill their storage facilities - the level of reserves in underground gas storage facilities (UGS) almost reaches 95.5%, according to data from Gas Infrastructure Europe. UGS facilities in Germany and France are almost 100% full, Italy - more than 95.5%. At the same time, a number of EU countries are already gradually moving to net withdrawal of gas from their storage facilities. Previously, the EU countries pledged to fill UGS facilities by at least 80% by the winter of 2022-2023 and by 90% by all subsequent winter periods.
Gas deliveries via Nord Stream were fully suspended in early September until oil leakages at compressors of the Portovaya station were fixed. However, on September 26, unprecedented damage was registered at three threads of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Swedish seismologists reported two explosions recorded along the Nord Stream pipelines. The timeframe for the recovery of the gas transport infrastructure is impossible to estimate so far.