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As of 16 August 2026, the largest filling station networks in Ukraine published fuel prices. The average cost of A-95 gasoline is about 80,99 UAH per liter, diesel – 92,50 UAH per liter. This was reported by «Hlavkom».
What is happening with fuel prices
The largest filling station networks in Ukraine updated their fuel prices. Compared with the previous day, prices for gasoline and diesel did not change.
At the moment, 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 filling stations.
Fuel prices as of 16 August 2026 (UAH per liter)
Fuel Network
A95
A95+
Diesel
Diesel+
A100
A92
Gas
78,90
80,90
89,90
91,90
87,90
–
42,90
82,90
85,90
93,90
96,90
92,90
–
43,90
82,90
85,90
93,90
96,90
92,90
–
44,50
79,90
82,50
93,90
96,60
90,20
77,90
43,50
85,40
88,40
95,90
98,90
95,40
–
43,90
78,90
81,90
89,90
91,90
–
76,90
42,90
78,04
–
90,08
–
–
–
41,42
Cashback on fuel
The program ran from 20 March to 31 May 2026 as a temporary anti-crisis measure to support citizens amid significant fuel price increases. According to Svyrydenko, 2,3 million Ukrainians used it. Program participants received compensation of 15% of the cost of diesel fuel, 10% for gasoline and 5% for autogas.
Is Ukraine threatened with a diesel fuel shortage?
Ukraine entered the list of the ten countries with the highest rates of diesel fuel price increases 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 the A-95 consulting group, 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
The head of the Antimonopoly Committee, Pavlo Kyrylenko, explained that the increase in gasoline and diesel prices in Ukraine is linked not only to the war in the Middle East but primarily to the long-term consequences of the shutdown of the country’s largest oil refinery. At the same time, he noted that additional factors also affect the market.
“The main objective factor that affected the price increase is that after the shutdown of the largest and effectively the only oil refining enterprise in Ukraine, over 85% of light petroleum products depend on imports,” Kyrylenko said.
The director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, Volodymyr Omelchenko, told Hlavkom that the situation in the fuel market remains difficult not only because of global oil prices but also because of domestic regulatory decisions that are gradually pushing out small market participants. In his view, Ukrainian filling station networks operate with higher margins than European traders, but regulators are in no hurry to intervene.
For his part, the president of the Gas Traders of Ukraine association, Andriy Myzovets, believes that the rise in oil product prices has triggered a chain effect in the natural gas market. He said speculative fluctuations in the oil market have already caused a significant increase in gas prices at European hubs, complicating preparations for the heating season and storage filling.
In a comment to Hlavkom, 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 shortage of resources. He believes the government should abandon populist measures like the “fuel cashback” and focus on the tax component of fuel costs, which falls directly under the state’s authority.
Also, international energy and security relations expert Mykhailo Honchar explained to Hlavkom that the fuel price increase in Ukraine is primarily related to rising prices on the European oil product 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:
increased demand volumes and reduced supply volumes and stocks;
an increase in the actual acquisition cost of oil products and forecasts of further increases in production costs of oil products;
increased cost of logistics services;
the inability to compare the conditions and volumes of fuel storage on the territory of Ukraine.
The Antimonopoly Committee reported 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 to record key market trends. This made it possible to track the sharp rise in import 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 rose by 58%, while filling station prices, according to the AMCU head, rose by only 39%. “At the same time, average filling station prices in Ukraine rose more slowly: gasoline – by 16%, diesel – by 39%,” he said.
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