Ukrainian natural gas production facilities were damaged in a Russian attack on Ukraine's central Poltava region overnight, the state-run oil and gas firm Naftogaz and Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Tuesday.

In a recent escalation of the ongoing conflict, Russia launched an overnight attack on Ukraine’s central Poltava region, causing significant damage to Ukrainian natural gas production facilities. The state-run oil and gas firm Naftogaz and Energy Minister German Galushchenko confirmed the attack and the resulting damage on Tuesday.

Retaliatory strikes by the Russian army reduce gas production by Ukraine. On February 11, they continued. So far, the country has managed to compensate for losses by importing and removing from storage facilities,