Kolomoisky's Legacy. Who is fighting for Privat Group's gas stations and how it will change the market

The redistribution of gas stations previously belonging to the Privat Group of Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Boholyubov is accelerating in the Ukrainian retail fuel market. Market participants are selectively leasing stations from the network in various regions of the country – from Transcarpathia to Cherkasy region, he said. LIGA.net Oleksandr Sirenko, editor-in-chief of the Naftorynok publication. And in July, a step was taken towards absorbing a noticeable part of the former fuel empire.

UPG has received permission from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) to lease 34 gas stations of the ANP and Avias brands in Kyiv and the surrounding region. It has also applied to lease another 200 stations, with the possibility of subsequent purchase. If its plans are realized, UPG will approach the top three largest gas station chains in the country.

How is the sale of the assets of the fuel giant, which before the war held 25% of all gas stations in Ukraine, proceeding, and how will this change the Ukrainian gas station market? Read the article by our correspondent. LIGA.net.