KIEV, Feb. 24 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny will have to pay more than $600 million to Russian gas giant Gazprom before March 7 for gas imported in February, acting Finance Minister Ihor Umanskiy said Wednesday.

This is less than $780 million that Naftogaz has paid to Gazprom on February 5, suggesting that Ukraine has reduced imports of Russian gas this month.