KIEV, Sept. 6 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny paid about $487 million to Russia’s gas giant Gazprom for natural gas imported in August, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Ukraine is buying Russian gas at about $355 per 1,000 cu m in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $297/1,000 cu m in Q2 and $263/1,000 cu m in Q1.

“Naftogaz every month in full and on time fulfills commitments to Gazprom on payment for the supplied natural gas,” Naftogaz said in the statement.