KYIV, Oct 5 - Transit shipments of crude oil by pipelines through the territory of Ukraine to European countries in January-September 2018 decreased by 4.8%, or 497,800 tons, compared to the same period in 2017, to 9.876 million tons, PJSC Ukrtransnafta has said.

The volume of oil pumping to the country's oil refineries in January-September 2018 increased by 3.9%, or 57,700 tons, to 1.547 million tons, according to estimates of Interfax-Ukraine.