Russia Attacks Ukraine Gas Storage Sites, Driving Prices Higher
- Strikes highlight risk as firms mull keeping gas in Ukraine
- Ukraine’s facilities are linked to EU’s gas networks
Emergency services attend the site of a Russian attack, in Ukraine, on April 11.
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Russia attacked two Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities Thursday, propelling Europe’s prices higher and providing a reminder of the threats to the country’s energy infrastructure.
The facilities are still operating while specialists assess the impact of the shelling, according to Oleksiy Chernyshov, chief executive officer of state-run Naftogaz Ukrainy. Russian missile strikes also destroyed the largest power-generating plant in the Kyiv region.