Russian gasoline is nearly 20% more expensive than a year ago and rose 6.88% in June 2026 alone as Ukrainian drone strikes choke supply

Consumer gasoline prices in Russia rose 6.88% in June 2026 from the previous month, the Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing Rosstat data.

Compared with June 2025, gasoline prices were up 19.90%.

AI-92 grade gasoline rose 7.3% in June from the prior month, AI-95 gained 6.7%, and AI-98 was up 3.1%. Diesel fuel prices rose 7.1%.

Rosstat data also show that annual inflation in Russia reached 6.02% in June, up from 5.31% a month earlier. Consumer prices rose 0.87% in June and 4.19% since the start of the year. The annual figure topped 6% for the first time since January 2026, when it stood at 6.58%, the Russian business news outlet RBC noted.

RBC also reported that the government and relevant agencies are discussing a new package of measures to support the fuel market. Specifically, authorities plan to analyze the pricing of Belarusian fuel on the St. Petersburg Exchange, resolve the unjustified nighttime closure of gas stations, extend the import damper to diesel fuel, and develop a mechanism for exchange-based swap operations with petroleum products to optimize supply logistics.

Gasoline production in Russia has fallen to 65% of average seasonal consumption following Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries, according to a Reuters assessment.

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak acknowledged on July 10 that Russia faces “problems and a shortage, because of which we are seeing lines, or gas stations sometimes working unreliably.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukrainian forces are striking Russian oil refineries to create a “nervous atmosphere” in the country.