Minister of energy Alexander Novak said that Ukraine will not have time before the heating season to be pumped into underground gas storages need 4, 3 billion cubic meters.

"here we assess identical with the European Commission - at the current moment in UGS of Ukraine uploaded 14, 7 billion cubic meters of gas. For the normal passage of winter and the winter, most likely, is unlikely to be the 3rd year in a row warm - ought More than 19 billion cubic meters of gas. So, it's 4, 3 billion cubic meters of gas that must be pumped for the remaining period. In our opinion, this is in fact impossible to achieve, " said Novak in conversation.

"anyway, to the level of 17-18 billion cubic meters of gas into underground storage facilities can be increased during this period due to the intensive gas purchases from Gazprom and supplies in a few days, starting with the 3rd decade of September and ending in October, before the onset of cold days," he added.

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