Consumer gasoline prices in Russia rose by 6.88% in June 2026 compared with May, Interfax reported, citing Rosstat data. In annual terms, compared with June 2025, gasoline prices were up 19.90%.
By fuel grade, monthly price growth was 7.3% for AI-92, 6.7% for AI-95, and 3.1% for AI-98. Diesel fuel became 7.1% more expensive in June.
Rosstat also recorded faster overall inflation. By the end of June, annual inflation reached 6.02%, up from 5.31% a month earlier. Consumer prices increased by 0.87% during June and by 4.19% since the start of 2026.
As RBC noted, annual inflation moved above 6% for the first time since January 2026, when it stood at 6.58%. According to the outlet, the government and sector agencies are discussing a new package of measures to support the fuel market.
The measures under discussion include reviewing pricing for Belarusian fuel on the St. Petersburg Exchange, addressing what officials see as unjustified nighttime closures of gas stations, extending the import damper mechanism to diesel, and creating a system of exchange swap operations in petroleum products to improve supply logistics.
Reuters had estimated that after Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries, gasoline production in Russia fell to 65% of average seasonal consumption. On July 10, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak acknowledged a fuel shortage.
“There are problems and there is a shortage, because of which we are seeing queues, or sometimes gas stations are operating unstably,” Novak said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, said that Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries were intended to create a “tense atmosphere” in the country.