Russia pumping station sends gas to Ukraine-witness

SUDZHA, Russia, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russian transit gas started flowing into Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters journalist at a Russian gas pumping station near the border with Ukraine said.

"Gas is now flowing through the first line," said a technician at Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom's (GAZP.MM) Sudzha pumping station. He said four other lines were still to be reopened. (Reporting by Gennady Novik, writing by Dmitry Zhdannikov; editing by Christian Lowe)