More than 10 billion cubic meters of gas have already been accumulated in Ukrainian underground storage facilities for the next heating season. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this on Telegram.

According to the politician, the government provides for various options for the energy situation for the heating season 2022/2023, therefore, it is working to ensure that there is enough fuel in the storage facilities to provide the population, regardless of developments at the front..

We continue to prepare for the heating season. We calculate and prepare for all possible scenarios. At a government meeting, a document was approved that determines that by the beginning of the heating season in October, our underground gas storage facilities should have sufficient gas reserves for the uninterrupted passage of the heating season under any circumstances.. These are guarantees that the country will be warm, and we will be able to calmly go through the next winter.. Now there are more than 10 billion cubic meters in our UGS facilities, and this volume is constantly growing,” the prime minister said in a statement..

Shmyhal also called on the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions against the Russian company Rosneftegaz and its affiliated enterprises, including Tatoil.. Thus, Ukraine will be able to confiscate the assets of companies associated with the Russian Federation.

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Earlier, Denys Shmyhal said that as part of the preparation of the Cabinet of Ministers for the winter, six thermal power plants were transferred to the ownership of Naftogaz.

This heating season, Ukraine needs to purchase about 6 billion cubic meters of gas. This will require approximately $8 billion.. which the country does not have. And even if a miracle happens, the apartments will still be cool this winter. Details in the text of Igor Maskalevich “Without gas and money. How Ukraine prepares for the heating season.