VIENNA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Intense fighting between

Ukrainian and Russian forces near a pipeline Russia uses to

supply land-locked Austria with gas has not disrupted supplies,

network operator Gas Connect Austria told Reuters on Tuesday.

"We are not aware of any pressure fluctuations, all

nominations are going according to plan and there are no

indications of any irregularities," Gas Connect Austria

spokesperson Armin Teichert said.

Russia's Gazprom also said on Tuesday it was still pumping

gas to Ukraine through Sudzha, just over the border from

Ukraine.

It was unclear which side was in control of the Russian town

of Sudzha, through which Russia pumps gas from Western Siberia

through Ukraine and on to Slovakia and other European Union

countries.

The European Union drastically reduced its reliance on

Russian gas after the Ukraine war began in 2022, leaving Austria

the EU country most reliant on Russian supplies.

In a statement on Aug. 3, the Austrian energy regulator

E-Control said that even if Russian gas supplies were halted,

the country has enough gas in store for the peak demand European

winter.

Austria's gas storage facilities hold around 88.8 terawatt

hours, meaning they are over 88% full, Gas Infrastructure Europe

data show.