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As of 28 August 2026, the largest filling-station networks in Ukraine have updated fuel prices. The average price of A-95 gasoline is about 78,77 UAH per liter, diesel – 92,31 UAH per liter. This was reported by Glavcom.
What is happening with fuel prices
The largest filling-station networks in Ukraine have updated fuel prices. Compared with the previous day, they have not changed.
Currently the most expensive fuel is offered by the OKKO, WOG and Socar networks, while the lowest prices are traditionally kept at BRSM-Nafta and Ukrnafta filling stations.
Fuel prices as of 28 August 2026 (UAH per liter)
Fuel Network
A95
A95+
Diesel
Diesel+
A100
A92
Gas
78,90
80,90
89,90
91,90
–
–
42,90
82,90
85,90
93,90
96,90
92,90
–
44,90
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
82,90
85,90
94,90
97,90
92,90
–
43,90
78,90
81,90
89,90
91,90
–
76,90
42,90
74,94
–
89,56
–
–
–
41,39
Cashback on fuel
The program ran from 20 March to 31 May 2026 as a temporary anti-crisis support mechanism for citizens amid significant fuel price increases. According to Sviridenko, 2,3 million Ukrainians used it. Participants in the program received compensation equal to 15% of the cost of diesel fuel, 10% for gasoline and 5% for autogas.
Is Ukraine threatened with a diesel fuel shortage?
Ukraine has entered the top ten countries in the world with the highest growth rates in diesel fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East. The cost of diesel in the country increased by 33,9%. Although this matches the global trend, the figure remains lower than in some Asian countries.
At the same time, Serhiy Kuyun, director of the A-95 consulting group, 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 at filling stations change
Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Antimonopoly Committee, explained that the rise in gasoline and diesel prices in Ukraine is connected not only to the war in the Middle East but primarily to the long-term consequences of stopping the country’s largest oil refinery. At the same time, he said, additional factors also affect the market.
“The main objective factor that affected the price increase is that after the shutdown of the largest and virtually the only oil refining enterprise in Ukraine, more than 85% of light petroleum products depend on imports,” Kyrylenko said.
Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, told Glavcom that the fuel market situation 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, yet regulatory bodies are slow to intervene.
For his part, Andriy Myzovets, president of the Gas Traders of Ukraine association, believes that the rise in oil product prices triggered a chain effect in the natural gas market. He said speculative fluctuations in the oil market have already caused a significant rise in gas prices at European hubs, complicating preparation for the heating season and storage filling.
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 shortage of resources. In his view, the government should abandon populist measures like the “fuel cashback” and focus on the tax component of fuel prices, which is directly within the state’s competence.
Also, Mykhailo Honchar, an expert on international energy and security relations, explained to Glavcom that the fuel price increases in Ukraine are primarily linked to rising prices on the European oil products market, from which the country imports most of its gasoline and diesel. Additionally, Russian attacks on port infrastructure, which complicate logistics, affect costs.
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 the forecast of further growth in their cost of production;
an increase in the cost of logistics services;
the inability to compare conditions and volumes of fuel storage 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 set of data to form an “objective picture of the situation” and record the main market trends. This made it possible to track the sharp increase 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 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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