KIEV, Dec. 15 ??“ Ukraine??™s natural gas reserves in underground tanks dropped to 21.15 billion cubic meters as mid-December compared with 25.6 bcm accumulated before the mid-October, First Deputy Fuel and Energy Minister Vadym Chuprun said.

"Though, this year gas consumption has fallen due to the extraordinarily warm weather, gas consumption still exceeds the figure planned for such temperatures," Chuprun said.