New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Russian forces targeted Ukraine's gas transport system in the southern Odesa region with drones on Wednesday, according to a senior Ukrainian official. This region is critical as it contains several pipelines carrying US liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Greece to Ukraine.

While Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk confirmed the strike, he did not specify the exact part of the system that was hit. Despite the attack, data from the Ukrainian gas transit operator indicated that planned gas volumes on the key Transbalkan route - used for LNG deliveries - remained largely unchanged, with 2.16 million cubic meters declared for transport on Wednesday, a negligible drop from the previous day.

"In the past 24 hours alone,...