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title: "Koretsky: Fuel prices at gas stations will continue to fall as new batches arrive at lower global prices"
description: "Prime Minister Koretsky stated in the Verkhovna Rada that fuel prices at gas stations will continue to fall as new batches arrive at lower global prices. The government and the AMCU are keeping pricing under control."
date: 2026-11-13T08:59:06.279Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/koretsky-fuel-prices-gas-stations-decline
tags: [fuel-prices, ukraine, gas-stations, government, amcu]
author: "Darya Fomina"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Koretsky: Fuel prices at gas stations will continue to fall as new batches arrive at lower global prices

![Prime Minister of Ukraine speaks from the rostrum in the Verkhovna Rada during the hour of questions to the government](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/13/tseny-na-azs-budut-snizhatsya-dalnee-koretskiy/tseny-na-azs-budut-snizhatsya-dalnee-koretskiy-1.webp)

## Key Points

- Koretsky stated that fuel prices at gas stations will continue to fall as new batches purchased at low global prices arrive
- The Prime Minister refuted claims of instant price growth in gas station networks, explaining it by the time lag of inventory replenishment
- The government and the AMCU declare constant monitoring of pricing in the petroleum product market

Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhii Koretsky stated that the cost of fuel at Ukrainian filling stations will continue to decrease as new batches of petroleum products purchased at lower global prices enter the market. The head of government announced this during the Hour of Questions to the Government in the Verkhovna Rada, answering MPs' questions about the dynamics of gasoline, diesel, and gas prices. According to him, pricing in the fuel market is under the constant control of the government and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU).

### Explaining the "temporary lag" in prices

Responding to the common perception that gas station networks supposedly raise prices instantly following the growth of global quotations while ignoring their subsequent decline, Koretsky called such claims inconsistent with reality. According to him, the market operates with a certain time lag, which he called a "lag", depending on the rate of replenishment of fuel stocks at gas stations. "It is untrue that the price grew on world markets and at the same time grew instantaneously in filling station networks. Yes, there was some lag, there was a certain dynamic. But from the moment the price reached its peak at gas stations and began to fall on world markets, we also see a downward trend," the Prime Minister explained.

### The role of the state and the AMCU in market monitoring

The Prime Minister emphasized that the current drop in price tags on filling station poles is not final and that state agencies continue to monitor the situation on the petroleum product market. He assured that the pricing process is under the supervision of both the government and the Antimonopoly Committee. "When new reserves at new, lower prices arrive in Ukraine — rest assured that prices will also be reduced. The government and the AMCU are monitoring this process," Koretsky summarized.

### What this means for consumers

The head of government's statement effectively confirms the expected further correction of retail fuel prices downward. According to the logic outlined by Koretsky, the key factor here is not the instant reaction of networks to global quotations, but the physical arrival of new batches of fuel purchased at lower prices: it is through their sale at gas stations that retail prices will continue to move downward. Thus, the dynamics at gas station boards, according to the Prime Minister, lag behind global quotations by the time required to update reserves, but generally repeat their trend.

Special attention should be paid to the emphasis on institutional control: the government and the AMCU declare constant market monitoring, which, according to the authorities' plan, should exclude unjustified price deviations in both directions. For car owners, this means that, according to the Cabinet of Ministers, the period of fuel price growth associated with peak global quotations is being replaced by a phase of decline that will be consolidated as new batches of the resource arrive.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Цены на АЗС будут падать дальше, Кабмин и АМКУ за этим следят, - Корецкий](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/tsini-azs-padatimut-dali-kabmin-ta-amku-tsim-1794559979.html) - Primary source: direct quotes from Prime Minister Koretsky from the Hour of Questions to the Government in the Verkhovna Rada; matches the basis of the article.

## FAQ

### Will fuel prices at gas stations continue to fall?

According to Prime Minister Koretsky, yes: prices will continue to fall as new batches of fuel purchased at lower global prices enter the market.

### Is it true that gas station networks instantly raise prices but ignore their decline?

Koretsky called this claim untrue and explained that the market operates with a time lag depending on the rate of inventory replenishment.

### Who controls pricing in the fuel market?

According to the Prime Minister, the situation in the petroleum product market is monitored by the government and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU).