KIEV, 15 Sep. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at a meeting on Wednesday transferred 49.9% of the seized shares of Donetskoblgaz PJSC to the management of Naftogaz Ukrainy, the press center of the Security Service of Ukraine said. gas distribution company «Donetskoblgaz», which previously cut off the heat of a part of the population of the Donetsk region, came under the maximum sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Earlier, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy put into effect the decision of the NSDC to impose sanctions on Endless Moonlight Limited and Trading Field Limited, which are registered in Hong Kong and are shareholders of Donetskoblgaz. The National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities (NKREKU) deprived Donetskoblgaz of the license from August 1 for violation of the law and abuse.
Naftogaz Ukrainy complained about high gas prices «The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine transferred 49.9% of the shares of Donetskoblgaz to the management of Naftogaz Ukrainy. The corresponding decision was made at a government meeting on September 15. The previously mentioned 49.9% of shares PJSC Donetskoblgaz was arrested by the Shevchenko District Court of Kiev on the initiative of the SBU. The Ukrainian special service continues to document the illegal actions of officials of Donetskoblgaz PJSC, which led to the shutdown of 58 boiler houses of the regional utility company in the JFO zone (Joint Forces Operations — ed.) «, — said in a message published on the website. It is reported that the current decision of the Cabinet is due to «prevent the risk of a man-made emergency» in the region. Since, as noted in the government, there is a risk that «the trouble-free operation of gas distribution systems as objects of increased danger will not be ensured.»
The head of Naftogaz spoke about sanctions against Gazprom Earlier, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said that the gas distribution company Donetskoblgaz, which turned off the heat to the population of the Donetsk region, could be returned to state ownership in case of violations after checking its owners. Shmyhal said that more than 80 criminal cases were opened because 59 boiler houses of the Donetskteplokommunenergo utility company in the Donetsk region were cut off from gas, while the Ukrainian Security Council opened a case against the company under the article “sabotage”.
