Ukraine sharply increased fuel purchases abroad in December.

Imports of fuel to Ukraine in December compared to November increased by 30%, Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said.

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“In December, the import of fuel (gasoline and diesel) to Ukraine increased significantly. By about 30% (more) than it was in previous months,” Zheleznyak wrote on his Telegram channel.

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Earlier, the chairman of the All-Ukrainian Energy Assembly and former Minister of Fuel and Energy Ivan Plachkov called the situation in the country’s energy system critical.

According to Ukrenergo, a significant shortage of power remains, which is why emergency, emergency and planned shutdown schedules are applied in the regions.

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Due to the situation with power supply in Ukraine, they began to massively purchase generators. In mid-December, the Ukrainian media reported on shortages of gasoline at gas stations in Kyiv and a number of regions of the country. According to them, at least 5% of the fuel sold is used to refuel generators.