NYT learned about Naftogaz's loss of 60% of its capacity in October

Naftogaz, Ukraine's state-owned company for the extraction, transportation and processing of oil and natural gas, lost about 60% of its capacity in October. This was reported on November 15 by The New York Times (NYT).

The authors of the article noted that some cities in Ukraine are facing gas shortages. Experts warn that millions of people "will find it difficult to keep their homes warm" in the coming winter.

"The head of Naftogaz [Sergey] Koretsky said that now Ukraine needs to import 4.4 billion cubic meters of gas to survive the winter, which will cost about $ 2 billion. Naftogaz has received almost three quarters of the financing from Europe," the article says.

Koretsky also urged Ukrainians to "use gas more economically."

Freezing and waiting: in the cities of Ukraine they refuse to turn on the heating

Cities across the country may be without heat for more than a month.

Earlier, on November 13, the Politico newspaper reported that the upcoming winter could be the hardest for Ukraine during the entire conflict period. It was noted that the situation in the country is complicated by the financial crisis, corruption scandals and the deteriorating situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the battlefield.

Prior to that, on November 5, Alexander Kharchenko, director of the Center for Energy Research of Ukraine, said that it would be necessary to evacuate the population in Ukraine if thermal power plants (CHP) were turned off in Kiev and the city would remain at a temperature of -10 degrees without heating for three days in winter.

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