Ukrainian underground storage (UGS) are filled to 39%, the volume of reserves has exceeded 12 billion cubic meters, said the head of "Ukrtransgaz" Igor Prokopiv. "Ukraine has the largest underground storage facilities in the European Union, and today we are together with Germany and Italy among the leaders in reserves of natural gas in storage. While domestic store filled only by 39%, " - said Prokopiv. "In order to properly get through the winter, it is necessary to have 16 to 18 billion cubic meters of gas in the underground, then we can expect that quietly and smoothly go through the heating period. Already crossed the mark of 12, 2 billion cubic meters, going well on schedule, every day pumped into its storage facilities at 30 million cubic meters, " He estimated. As said head, a decrease in the consumption of gas, which currently stands at 37-38 million cubic meters per day. He also said that the country produces 55 million, imports from Slovakia is 13, 6 million." through all of these sources creates a surplus of gas, and we have 30 million cubic meters pumped into UGS. That is, I think that we are moving in a regular mode ", - He said. Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission (EC) at the tripartite talks in Vienna on 30 June did not decide the main question, for which it is collected, - financial assistance to Ukraine from the EC for the purchase of gas and its injection into UGS facilities for the coming winter. After the failed negotiations, Ukraine has suspended the purchase of gas from Russia to agree on the terms of its delivery, and currently receives gas only in reverse from Europe. Minister of energy of the country Vladimir demchyshyn said that Ukraine for the heating season by purchasing in the European Union alone, without supplies from Russia, will be able to accumulate in their own UGS 18 billion cubic meters of gas. At the same time the Head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller on the first day of the week said that gas supplies to Ukraine from Europe on the reverse in July decreased by 56%, and injection into UGS slowed down by 47% compared with June.