MOSCOW, 17 Jul - RIA Novosti/Prime. Russia sees risks of Ukraine's preparations for the upcoming heating season, If "Naftogaz" in the last month of summer doesn't start pumping gas from the Russian Federation, told reporters the head of the Russian Ministry of energy Alexander Novak. The volume of gas in underground storage facilities of Ukraine on 16 July was 12, 458 billion cubic meters, an increase for the day at 0, 3%, reported before the Association of European operators of the underground gas storages (GSE). Currently, Ukraine receives gas only in reverse from Europe. 1 through July 13, from Slovakia, Ukraine imported 186 million cubic meters of gas. "If Ukraine in the last month of summer doesn't start pumping gas into its underground storage facilities, there is a risk that they (Ukraine - ed.) will not be able to upload until the middle of October 19 billion cubic meters to prepare for the autumn-winter period ", - said Novak. From 1 July 2015, Ukraine has ceased buying gas from Gazprom, because the parties could not agree upon additional agreement to the contract for the third quarter. Kiev, for example, not satisfied with the offered by the Russian side, the cost in 247, 18 U.S. (including discount of $ 40) per thousand cubic meters. However, as stated the Ukrainian gas transportation system operator Ukrtransgaz, the transit of Russian gas to the European Union via Ukraine is carried out smoothly and fully. Russia and Ukraine also differ in their assessments of the needed gas for the winter. The Russian side insists, because it is More than 19 billion cubic meters. The Ministry of energy of Ukraine first declared that in the last heating season Ukraine has enough 16, 6 billion cubic meters. In addition, the head of Ministry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn has assured that Ukraine for the heating season by purchasing in the European Union alone, without supplies from Russia, will have the opportunity to gain in their own underground storage 18 billion cubic meters of gas. first authorized organization "Ukrtransgaz" Maxim Belyavsky said that Ukraine daily uploads in UGS of about 40 million cubic meters of gas. But Gazprom said that Ukraine continues to slow down the fix, frosting preparation for the heating season. According to " Gazprom ", the fix to 6 July fell by no less than five times in comparison With June to 13, 8 million cubic meters.