KIEV, June 19 - Ukraine has increased gas inventories in underground storage 34% since the end of the heating season, according to operational data from Ukrtransgaz.

The inventories amounted to 10.851 billion cubic meters (bcm) on June 17, up from 8.1 bcm on March 22.

The current inventories are 14.9% more than on June 17, 2016 (9.443 bcm), 3.5% less than on June 17, 2015 (11.246 bcm) and 22.8% less than on June 17, 2014 (14.052 bcm), according to Interfax-Ukraine calculations.