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As of 4 August 2026, the largest filling station networks in Ukraine changed fuel prices. The average cost of A-95 gasoline is about 81,67 UAH per liter, diesel – 91,56 UAH per liter. This was reported by “Glavcom.”
What is happening with fuel prices
The largest filling station networks in Ukraine updated fuel prices. Compared with the previous day, the OKKO and SOCAR networks raised diesel prices, and SOCAR also increased the price of premium diesel fuel.
Currently the most expensive fuel is offered by the OKKO, WOG and Socar networks, while the lowest prices are traditionally maintained at BRSM-Nafta and Ukrnafta stations.
Fuel prices as of 4 August 2026 (UAH per liter)
Fuel Network
A95
A95+
Diesel
Diesel+
A100
A92
Gas
79,90
81,90
90,90
92,90
88,90
–
42,90
82,90
85,90
93,90
96,90
92,90
–
43,90
83,50
85,90
93,80
96,80
92,90
–
44,50
81,10
83,20
92,90
95,60
90,20
78,90
44,90
85,40
88,40
95,90
98,90
95,40
–
43,90
79,90
82,90
89,90
91,90
–
77,90
42,90
78,99
–
86,99
–
–
–
39,49
Cashback on fuel
The program ran from 20 March to 31 May 2026 as a temporary anti-crisis support mechanism for citizens amid a significant rise in fuel prices. According to Svyrydenko, 2,3 million Ukrainians used it. Program participants received compensation equal to 15% of the cost of diesel fuel, 10% for gasoline and 5% for autogas.
Is Ukraine facing a diesel fuel shortage?
Ukraine joined the top ten countries worldwide with the highest rates of diesel price growth amid the war in the Middle East. Diesel prices in the country rose by 33,9%. Although this matches the global trend, the figure remains lower than in several Asian countries.
At the same time, the director of consulting group A-95, Serhiy Kuyun, emphasized that there is no diesel fuel shortage on the market and none is expected in the near future. According to him, in March supply volumes remained at last year’s level.
Why prices change at filling stations
Antimonopoly Committee head Pavlo Kyrylenko explained that rising gasoline and diesel prices in Ukraine are linked not only to the war in the Middle East but primarily to the long-term consequences of shutting down the country’s largest oil refinery. At the same time, he said, additional factors are affecting the market.
“The main objective factor that influenced the price increase is that after the shutdown of the largest and practically the only oil refining enterprise in Ukraine, over 85% of light petroleum products depend on imports,” Kyrylenko said.
Director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, Volodymyr Omelchenko, told “Glavcom” that the situation in the fuel market remains difficult not only because of global oil prices but also because of internal regulatory decisions that are gradually pushing out small market participants. In his view, Ukrainian filling station networks operate with higher margins than European traders, yet regulators are not rushing to intervene.
Meanwhile, the president of the Association “Gas Traders of Ukraine,” Andriy Myzovets, believes that the rise in oil product prices has triggered a chain effect in the natural gas market. He said speculative swings in the oil market have already caused a significant increase in gas prices on European hubs, complicating preparation for the heating season and storage replenishment.
In a comment to “Glavcom,” the expert also noted that the current situation in the fuel and energy market is largely driven by psychological moods and speculative factors rather than a real resource shortage. He believes the government should abandon populist measures like the “fuel cashback” and focus on the tax component of fuel cost, which falls directly under the state’s competence.
Also, international energy and security relations expert Mykhailo Honchar explained to “Glavcom” that the fuel price increase in Ukraine is primarily related to rising prices on the European oil products market, from which the country imports most gasoline and diesel. Russian attacks on port infrastructure, which complicate logistics, additionally affect the cost.
Other factors driving fuel price increases:
an increase in demand volumes and a reduction in supply volumes and stocks;
an increase in the actual acquisition cost of oil products and a forecast of further increases in the production cost of oil products;
an increase in the cost of logistics services;
the inability to compare storage conditions and volumes for fuel within Ukraine.
The Antimonopoly Committee reported on the results of its market inspection
The Antimonopoly Committee currently does not see monopolistic actions in Ukraine’s fuel market. Committee head Pavlo Kyrylenko said this during a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada.
According to Kyrylenko, the Antimonopoly Committee collected and analyzed a large dataset to form an “objective picture of the situation” and record the main market trends. This made it possible to track the sharp rise in imported fuel prices after the escalation in the Middle East.
From 26 February to 31 March, according to Platts statistics, diesel prices rose by 86%, and import prices by 58%, while filling station prices, according to the head of the AMCU, rose by only 39%. “Meanwhile, average filling station prices in Ukraine increased more slowly: gasoline – by 16%, diesel – by 39%,” he said.
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