In January-September, Ukraine decreased natural gas imports by 24.7 percent compared with the corresponding period last year due to significant gas reserves in the underground storage facilities.
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Ukrinform: Ukraine reduces gas imports from EU by almost 25 percent
A picture taken at the 'East Poltava' gas booster compressor station not far from Ukrainian city of Poltava shows a manometer of the gas pressure and a valve on June 27, 2014.