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UPG network increased number of gas stations almost sixfold in six months — to 529 stations

19 February , 2026  

The UPG gas station network increased the number of gas stations under its own management almost sixfold in six months in 2025 — from 87 in July to 529 in December, the company said in a press release on Thursday.

“Some of these facilities have already been put into operation. During this period, UPG launched 102 new facilities, most of which previously operated under the ANP and Avias brands,” the document says.

Along with the business, its contribution to the state economy also grew – over the year, the company paid UAH 19 billion in taxes, which is UAH 5 billion more than a year earlier.

“The UPG team has grown by 44% and now has more than 5,300 employees. On average, about 200 new employees joined the company every month,” the network noted.

According to the State Tax Service, UPG is among the top five largest gas station chains in terms of average salary, which is UAH 33,200.

“The pace of network expansion has also affected logistics: in six months, UPG’s trucks traveled more than 25.6 million km, a distance comparable to 641 laps around the Earth,” the company added.

In addition, in 2025, UPG continued to implement large-scale social initiatives in cooperation with its partners. In particular, the company provided fuel for targeted evacuations by the Superhumans Center, which allowed 47 people to be transported from frontline areas to special clinics, and provided free lunch boxes and fuel discounts to residents of Dnipro during the winter blackout. UPG also partnered with Ukraine WOW and donated a thousand tickets to internally displaced persons and military families.

UPG (Ukrainian Petrol Group) is a Ukrainian group of companies specializing in the trade of petroleum products. UPG is one of the three largest operators in Ukraine in terms of the number of stations. The group has its own logistics infrastructure and supplies fuel directly from leading refineries in Europe and the US. The founder of UPG is Volodymyr Petrenko.

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