KIEV, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russian natural gas transit via Ukraine to European countries increased 21 percent year-on-year to 43.2 billion cubic meters in the first seven months of 2016, official data showed Tuesday.
"The transit is carried out in accordance with the contract obligations -- in full and in a timely manner," the Ukrainian state-run Ukrtransgaz Company said in a statement.
In July, Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe has decreased 17.6 percent compared with the same month of last year, the statement said.
Currently, about 164.1 million cubic meters of Russian gas is pumped to consumers in Europe via the Ukrainian pipelines every day, it said.
In January, Ukraine has raised fees for Russian gas transit via its territory by 67 percent to 4.5 U.S. dollars per 100 km.
In 2015, Ukraine delivered 67.081 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to European countries, up 7.9 percent from a year before.
