The level of customer settlements of gas to Ukraine in 2015 amounted to 82%, citizens owe 8 billion hryvnia (24, 6 billion), said the head of Ministry of energy of the country Vladimir Demchyshyn. "The level of payments for gas today Typically for 2015 is 82%. That is, the gas tariff by 20% does not get its content ", - he said, reports the news Agency. Among the major defaulters Minister called Ivano - Frankivsk region √ 63% of payment - and Ternopil region √ 46%." Total 8 billion debt for gas in 2015, which amounts in practice 1, 8 billion cubic meters of gas, which we have been able to purchase, " said Demchyshyn. August 19, Demchyshyn recognized that potential creditors as long as I do not want to provide funds to Ukraine for the purchase of gas for injection into storage under the ground For the coming winter. Remember, 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.