The press service of Ukrtransgaz said that the rate of injection of gas in underground storage increased to a record level √ 54, 5 million cubic meters per day, and on the volume of reserves of natural gas the country is now ranked 1st in the European Union. "over the past week, domestic gas storage increased by 257 million cubic meters of gas, - informs Department of public relations and media JSC" Ukrtransgas ".√ according to the information on Monday morning in underground storage remains 13, 361 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which makes Ukraine one of the leaders of European countries on stocks of blue fuel ". The increasing rate of injection of gas into storage under the earth started from Saturday, on the Monday they had reached 54, 5 million cubic meters per day (this is a record for Ukraine index)." Previous record of 44 million cubic meters) was recorded 3 weeks ago ", - said the press service of " Ukrtransgaz ", Recalling that the replenishment of underground storages is performed by reverse gas supplies from Slovakia and natural gas produced from Ukrainian deposits. Remember, on the last working day of the week the head of Department of European integration of the Ukrainian energy Ministry Michael BNO-Hayriyan said that Ukraine without gas from Russia will be difficult to pass future heating season, however, Kiev is considering such an option As one possible scenario." the gas from Russia is very important. As if we have tried to diversify and take gas from the reverse supply chain, but in the end, a certain volume is necessary for us", - has told BNO-Ayriyan. According to the envoy of the Ministry of energy, Kiev still hopes to find consensus with Russia on gas supplies at a meeting in September. Ukraine continues to seek a trilateral agreement on supplies of Russian gas, said on the first day of the weekend the Minister of energy and coal industry Volodymyr demchyshyn. On July 31, the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk said about the critical situation in the energy sector of the country, noting that the Ministry of energy and the organization is not ready to supply people warm this winter. On 10 July, the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn said that the completion of preparations For the heating season in Ukraine is not enough resources for the purchase of natural gas and coal. By the beginning of the second half of October Ukraine should have in UGS 18√20 billion cubic meters of gas for the normal passage of winter and the opportunity to purchase imported gas in the winter. Money from the EU will be enough to purchase 4 billion cubic meters of gas at a price of $ 247 per thousand cubic meters. The price has made the initiative of Gazprom in the 3rd quarter of 2015 (with a discount of $ 40), reversible gas costs the same. June 30 "Naftogaz of Ukraine" said that from 1 July 2015 shall suspend the purchase of gas from Gazprom to agree on the terms of delivery. Explaining the actions of Kiev, Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the conclusion on suspension of gas purchases from Russia √ and political grounds for this.