KIEV, July 23 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny and Cyprus-based OstChem Holding imported Russian natural gas at an average $427.37 per 1,000 cubic meters in May, the State Statistics Service reported.

Ukraine imported 2.168 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian gas in May for a total of $926.607 million.

Naftogaz earlier said it paid $648 million to Gazprom for gas imported from Russia in May, meaning Dmytro Firtash's OstChem Holding imported about $279 million worth of Russian gas.