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Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
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A blast has destroyed a section of one of the main gas pipelines in Ukraine exporting Russian gas to Europe, Ukraine's emergencies ministry says.A blast has destroyed a section of one of the main gas pipelines in Ukraine exporting Russian gas to Europe, Ukraine's emergencies ministry says.
It says about 30m (90ft) of the Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline were damaged by the explosion. It says about 30m (98ft) of the Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline was damaged by the explosion.
There were no injuries in the blast that happened at 1420 local time (1120 GMT) in the Kiev region. Russia's state gas state monopoly Gazprom, which controls the export of all Russian gas, said the blast caused no disruptions in supplies to Europe.
A ministry spokesman said he was unable either to confirm or deny reports that gas supplies were suspended to the EU. No-one was injured in the explosion, officials in Ukraine said.
Spokesman Ihor Kroll told the BBC that a bypass system was activated, declining to give any further details on the effect of the incident on gas deliveries westwards. The blast happened at 1420 (1120 GMT) near the village of Luka in the Kiev region, Ukraine's emergencies ministry spokesman Ihor Kroll told the BBC.
Mr Kroll said experts were working on the site near the village of Luka, trying to determine the cause of the blast. Mr Kroll said a bypass system was activated, rerouting the flow of gas to Europe.
He said experts were at the site, trying to determine the cause of the blast.
The Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod is one of three main lines in Ukraine that carry gas to the EU - the biggest gas market for Russia.The Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod is one of three main lines in Ukraine that carry gas to the EU - the biggest gas market for Russia.
Ukraine is a major transit point for Russian gas deliveries to Europe.