KYIV, Feb 1 - Ukraine has started importing physical gas from Hungary for the first time in its history, head of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) Serhiy Makogon said.

"The Hungarian option has become the second after Slovakia guaranteed a route for gas shipments to Ukraine even when there is no transit. The opening of this route has created the opportunity for traders to organize deliveries of liquefied gas LNG to Ukraine from a terminal in Croatia," Makogon wrote on Facebook.