Russian missile attacks on state-owned natural gas assets in Ukraine have forced the country to buy expensive replacement fuel from the European Union, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian state-owned gas assets have compelled the country to purchase costly alternative fuel from the European Union. Source: Bloomberg Details: Russian airstrikes have reduced production at key Ukrainian producer Naftogaz by a third,

The governor of Russia's Astrakhan region told residents not to panic on Wednesday after its main city, close to a huge gas chemical complex that was attacked by Ukrainian drones this week, was enveloped in a cloud of natural gas.