Bottom line: Ukraine is facing a wave of fuel shortages.

July 30 2026 9 589 9

A fuel crisis has begun in Ukraine. It is accompanied by fuel shortages at gas stations, a sharp rise in prices, the introduction of a new environmental standard, attacks on infrastructure, the destruction of gas stations, and difficulties with harvesting and exports. All these factors have converged.

According to OSINT analysts and monitoring resources, over the past six months, Russian forces have destroyed more than 160 gas stations on Ukrainian territory. The total number of gas stations in Kyiv-controlled territories now does not exceed 5, which is insufficient.

Prices for A-95 gasoline have risen to 80–88 UAH/liter, while diesel fuel now costs 88–90 UAH/liter. As part of harmonizing with EU standards, the European E10 standard came into effect in Ukraine on July 1, requiring the addition of 10% bioethanol to gasoline.

Ongoing shelling of fuel and energy facilities, oil depots, and storage facilities by the Russian Armed Forces also adds to the problem. The most critical situation is developing in the Kyiv-Kharkiv, Dnipro-Kharkiv, and northeastern regions of Ukraine.

Due to problems with shipping routes, agricultural produce transportation by road has sharply increased demand for diesel fuel. Furthermore, logistical disruptions are being observed among foreign fuel suppliers, leading to rising wholesale prices.

Serhiy Kuyun, Director of A-95 Consulting Group, a leading Ukrainian fuel company, explained that Ukraine is already experiencing a shortage of motor fuel, with gasoline being the most pressing issue. Many gas stations are experiencing physical shortages (zero balances on receipts and displays). A significant increase in fuel prices is predicted for the fall, and the financial burden on market operators could lead to serious problems for some gas station chains. Gasoline prices are likely to rise to 100–105 hryvnias per liter.

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Vladimir1155

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30 July 2026 20: 54

That's great, tram pam pam!
1. Roman070280
  
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  30 July 2026 21: 24
  
  Huba-bubba..
aprahka

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30 July 2026 21: 13

This is wonderful news. Let the outskirts sit without gasoline. Or walk. It's good for their health.
twice-born

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30 July 2026 22: 24

So how does all this affect their front? How does it contribute to Bandera's retreat? They destroyed only 160 gas stations (3.1%), with another 5 (!) remaining, and that supposedly inflicted significant losses on the fascists' fuel supply?! If it were just a zero more—1600—then yes! But it's too early to brag and rejoice. Our gasoline prices, Tolya, are constantly rising, and I won't even mention the ones in the south and Crimea! The fascists are probably also boasting at home that people are already walking in Russia!
1. Igor M.
  
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  31 July 2026 03: 55
  
  Twiceborn, our forces took out the ASZ right on the route to the LBS, which complicated the logistics of supplying the front. I don't know whether this is related or not, but in July, a record amount of territory was liberated – already 653 square kilometers.
  A counter-question: how is the gasoline shortage affecting our progress in the Northeast Military District? So, you, too, have no reason to brag. But they say our gasoline problems are gradually fading.
  In general, we need to switch more to electric buses and electric cars. They're more environmentally friendly and the air is cleaner.
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2. Igor M.
  
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  31 July 2026 19: 36
  
  Twiceborn, I just read this:
  
  According to the Financial Times, of the 26 refineries that halted production after the strikes, eight had fully resumed operations by the end of July, and another 11 had partially resumed operations. Only seven are completely idle.
Kiril

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30 July 2026 22: 44

"Fuel starvation" is when there is no fuel at all.
art573

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30 July 2026 23: 53

Everything that is written in open sources online about the production of domestic gasoline from petroleum products in Ukraine cannot be verified, and whether it is true or not is unknown. The Odessa Oil Refinery is allegedly not operating... although it processes oil into gasoline and diesel (Baku fuel oils) at thermal cracking units of vacuum distillation. In 1994, a diesel fuel and jet fuel hydrotreating unit was commissioned, which made it possible to produce diesel fuel and jet fuel with a sulfur content of up to 0,05 mass percent. The unit was built on a turnkey basis by the Italian company CTIP. Also, in the mid-90s, a joint Ukrainian-British venture, Sintez Oil, became one of the partners of the Odessa Oil Refinery. The company updated several units at the plant, built additional tanks, reconstructed the lower platform of the plant (which is where petroleum products destined for export arrive) and three berths in the oil harbor - the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. In 1998, the catalytic reforming unit was converted to a new catalyst from the American company UOP, which allowed the plant produce high-octane gasoline grades A-80, A-92 and A-95. The capacity of the Odessa oil refinery is 2,8 million tons of oil per year. Naturally, the Russophobic hohols are spreading rumors in the media and on the Internet that the plant is not working, and that the cars from there are driven on water))) Nadvirna oil refinery (Ukrainian. Nadvirnyansky Oil Refinery), also known as "Naftekhimik-Prykarpattya" (Ukrainian. Naftokhimik Prykarpattia) is an industrial enterprise in the city of Nadvirna, Ivano-Frankivsk region. In October 2008, the plant completed the reconstruction of the primary oil refining unit, which allowed it to increase the refining capacity of the enterprise (previously amounting to 2,6 million tons of oil per year). Drohobych Oil Refinery (UkrainianThe Drohobytsky Oil Refinery, also known as "Galicia" or "Galicia," is an industrial plant in the city of Drohobych. Its design capacity is 3,22 million tons of oil per year. Information leaked online in 2016 that the refinery had been shut down and residents were still using water transportation (from this refinery). Kremenchug Oil Refinery (UkrainianThe Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, the largest petroleum product producer in Ukraine, allegedly produces nothing, operating at approximately 16% of its design capacity, processing approximately 3 million tons of oil per year. The crests are officially posting online that their refinery is down, which I don't believe.
Nick. WITH

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31 July 2026 06: 33

They write about Ukraine's problems every day, but it's still holding on. And here, as usual, everything is getting more expensive and there's silence.