Transit of natural gas via the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS) on August 17, 2017 totaled 304.2 million cubic meters (mcm), which a record-breaking figure since January 2017, according to operation data of public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz.

The 300 mcm limit was exceeded this year only during five days at the end of January.

On August 1 through August 19, 2017 gas transit via the Ukrainian GTS totaled 5.351 billion cubic meters (bcm) or 281.6 mcm a day. For example, in August 2016, average daily figure was 224.2 mcm, August 2015 – 217.3 mcm and August 2014 – 146.4 mcm.

Ukrtransgaz, a wholly owned subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukrainy, operates the country's gas pipelines and 12 underground gas storage facilities.