Ukraine's Naftogaz sends prepayment to Russia

Kiev - Ukrainian state-run energy firm Naftogaz has transferred a prepayment to Russia for gas supplies and plans to buy 2 billion cubic metres (bcm) in October, a spokesperson for the company said.

"We have sent the prepayment ... We want to buy 2 billion cubic metres in October," a Naftogaz spokesperson said by telephone, declining to say how much Ukraine had paid.

Russia's top natural gas producer Gazprom said earlier on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Kiev on the prepayment of gas purchases and will resume supplies to Ukraine on October 12, once the payments are made.