Rosstat Reported A Sharp Rise In Gasoline Prices
- 9.07.2026, 9:30
Prices have been rising for five weeks in a row.
The rise in fuel prices in Russia has accelerated again, Rosstat reported on Wednesday. During the week of June 30 through July 6, gasoline prices rose by an additional 2.1% on average nationwide, while diesel prices rose by 3.4%, according to The Moscow Times.
Cumulatively over the past 5 weeks, gasoline prices have risen by 8.9%—twice as much as over the previous 5 months combined (+4.58%). According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the annual increase in prices at gas stations reached 21.9%, setting a new record since May 2010.
Since the beginning of the year, according to Rosstat, gasoline prices have risen by 13.9%—more than during the entire previous year (+10.58%). The price increase for diesel fuel has reached 10.5% over the past five weeks and 14.7% since the start of the year.
Crimea remains a fuel crisis zone, where, according to official statistics, average prices for AI-92 have reached 123.53 rubles per liter, and for AI-95—170.59 rubles. Prices at gas stations for all grades of gasoline in the Republic of Tuva remain above 100 rubles per liter.
A liter of AI-92 costs more than 80 rubles in the Magadan Region, Kamchatka, Yakutia, the Tyumen Region, Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, Kalmykia, and the Vologda and Voronezh regions. The average price of AI-95 has risen above 90 rubles in Kalmykia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, Tuva, and Kamchatka.
The situation on the fuel market poses inflationary risks for the Russian economy, emphasizes Finam strategist Yaroslav Kabakov: “Any disruptions in gasoline supply could lead not only to higher transportation costs but also to accelerated inflation in virtually all sectors.”
In June, gasoline production in Russia plummeted by 25%, to 850,000 barrels per day, according to estimates by Energy Intelligence. In July, the Omsk Refinery—the last of the top 10 largest refineries that had not yet been damaged by Ukrainian attacks—was struck by a UAV. Starting July 6, the refinery—the largest in Russia by capacity—halted oil refining and the sale of petroleum products on the exchange. On July 2, the Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez (NORS) refinery—Russia’s second-largest gasoline producer—shut down.
In June, production was halted at Gazprom Neft’s Moscow refinery, Tatneft’s Taneco refinery, as well as the Kuibyshev and Volgograd refineries.