GTSOU forced to stop gas supplies to Voznesensk after active shelling of city by Russian aggressors
Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) on Wednesday was also forced to stop gas supplies to Voznesensk (Mykolaiv region) due to active shelling of the city and significant damage to distribution networks by Russian aggressors. Earlier gas supplies were stopped to the city of Izium (Kharkiv region).
"After the brutal shelling of Voznesensk by Grad multiple launch rocket systems and artillery, the distribution networks were significantly damaged. We were forced to cut off the gas supply to the city. Damage to critical infrastructure is an act of genocide and a crime against humanity!" Serhiy Makogon, the head of the company, wrote on Facebook.
As Makogon said, due to the continuation of hostilities in the area of this terrorist attack, the company's specialists cannot yet begin to eliminate the consequences to resume gas supply to the city.
Earlier on March 2, as a result of an air strike on a gas pipeline branch in Kharkiv region, GTSOU also had to turn off the gas distribution stations in Izium and Brazhkivka, which led to the cessation of gas supply to Izium. A total of 40,000 residents of the city were left without gas.
"According to preliminary information, there are no victims or injured as a result of the explosion among the employees. Gas transportation will be resumed after the relevant repairs, as soon as they are possible," the head of GTSOU said.
On March 2, the administrative buildings of GTSOU in Mykolaiv and Kharkiv, a gas station in Mykolaiv region also suffered from shelling.