Chuvashia pipeline blast that killed three workers
A look back at the explosion on an export gas pipeline that supplies gas from Siberia to Europe through Ukraine.
What happened on the Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod gas pipeline, and why did it matter beyond Russia? The question was in the news on 21 December 2022, the day after an explosion on the export line.
The blast occurred on 20 December 2022 during maintenance work in Chuvashia, Russia. It killed three workers and caused a stoppage of gas flows through the pipeline.
The Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod line supplies gas from Siberia to Europe through Ukraine, which is why the incident drew attention in Kyiv as well as in the region where it happened.
The reports from 20 December 2022 described a maintenance accident that killed three people and halted flows on the route. They gave no further detail on the cause or on how long the stoppage would last.
