Ukraine increased transit of natural gas through its gas transportation system by 21.8% year-on-year in January-June 2017 to 45.704 billion cubic meters (bcm), PJSC Ukrtransgaz said in preliminary data.

Gas transit through Ukraine to Europe in the past six months amounted to 44.355 bcm and to Moldova - 1.348 bcm.

Transit in June 2017 grew by 19% year-on-year to 7.448 bcm. Gas transit through Ukraine to Europe last month was 7.321 bcm and to Moldova - 127 million cubic meters (mcm).

Ukraine increased natural gas imports 2.3-fold in h1 2017 to 6.961 bcm.

According to Interfax-Ukraine calculations, this includes 5.646 bcm imported from Slovakia in H1 2017, from Hungary - 739.3 million cubic meters and from Poland - 576.3 million cubic meters.

Last month 1.008 bcm was imported compared to 19.7 million cubic meters last year.

Ukraine has not imported gas under the contract with Gazprom since November 26, 2015 and buys gas from its Western border.