Ukraine needs to accumulate 17 bln cu m of gas until new heating season

Energy and Coal Industry Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn states that Ukraine needs to accumulate 17 billion cubic meters of gas until new heating season.

The Minister said this to journalists, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Last year, we said that we needed 19 billion cubic meters of gas. I think that this year, being aware of reducing consumption, we will need 17 billion cubic meters at most," Demchyshyn said.

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