KYIV, Dec 26 - Ukraine since the start of the heating season on November 7, 2018 through December 24, 2018 decreased its natural gas stocksin the underground gas storage facilities by 2.799 billion cubic meters (bcm), or by 16.3%, to 14.396 bcm, according to data from JSC Ukrtransgaz.

According to the calculations of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, on November 7 through November 30 some 1.075 bcm of gas was pumped from the underground gas storage facilities (44.73 million cubic meters (mcm) a day), on December 1 through December 24 – 1.735 bcm (72.29 mcm a day), including on December 24 – 65.68 mcm.