The rise in global oil prices, coupled with the depreciation of the hryvnia against the euro and the dollar, could lead to higher fuel prices in the retail market as early as January, said Sergey Kuyun, director of the consulting company A-95.
“The exchange rate has added one hryvnia, and global prices have added one and a half. The market is holding steady for now, but I think that if nothing changes, there will be some correction, or more precisely, a price increase as early as January,” he said during a briefing at the Media Center of Ukraine in Kyiv on Thursday.
According to the expert, the price of gasoline on the wholesale market has already risen by 2 hryvnia per liter, and the price of diesel fuel, in particular its Arctic brand, which has seen a sharp increase in demand with the onset of frost, is showing similar growth dynamics.
As reported, the increase in excise taxes on fuel from January 1, 2026, did not lead to an increase in prices at gas stations at the beginning of the year, as the decrease in the purchase cost of fuel in December due to the decline in world oil prices offset the tax increase.
In Ukraine, the third stage of the planned increase in excise taxes on motor fuel took place on January 1, 2026, in particular, on gasoline – by UAH 1.75/liter, on diesel fuel – by UAH 2.25/liter, and on autogas – by UAH 1.5/liter.
Prior to this, on September 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025, there was a two-stage increase in excise taxes on fuel, as a result of which the tax on autogas increased by 6.4 UAH/liter, on gasoline by 3 UAH/liter, and on diesel fuel by 4 UAH/liter.
According to Serbian Economist, Serbia is discussing the possibility of holding presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day, although the next elections are scheduled for 2027.
Political experts link the possible appointment of elections to an earlier date, including 2026, with the political calculations of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the results of regular public opinion polls, rather than with formal calendar frameworks.
Combining the presidential and parliamentary elections could give Vučić the opportunity to head the parliamentary list and position himself as a candidate for prime minister, but the nomination of a strong candidate in the presidential election potentially creates a separate center of political capital within the ruling coalition.
At the same time, the leader of the Serbian Progressive Party, Miloš Vučević, has previously stated that combining parliamentary and presidential elections “is not an issue” on which there is currently a decision or a specific plan, and that such issues are resolved “in accordance with the law and the Constitution,” taking into account the overall political and social situation.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) will ask the High Anti-Corruption Court to impose a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of 50 million hryvnia for the head of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction Yulia Tymoshenko, who is suspected of attempting to bribe a number of MPs, the SAP told Interfax-Ukraine.
“The hearing on the imposition of a preventive measure will take place on Friday. The prosecutor’s office will ask the court for bail in the amount of UAH 50 million,” the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
The VAKS press service confirmed that the hearing will take place on Friday at 9:00 a.m.
“In response to numerous requests from media representatives, we would like to inform you that the consideration of the motion to apply a preventive measure to the People’s Deputy, the head of the parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is scheduled for January 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the VAKS premises at 41 Beresteisky Avenue,” the Telegram channel said.
NAEK Energoatom and IC Persha on behalf of the Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine (NIPU) on January 13, 2026 concluded a contract of compulsory insurance of civil liability for nuclear damage that may be caused as a result of a nuclear incident.
According to the Prozoro e-sales system, the value of the contract is UAH 167.913 million, with a validity period from January 29, 2026 to January 28, 2027.
A similar contract was concluded on January 17, 2025.
PJSC Insurance Company Persha has been operating in the insurance market of Ukraine since 2001. The main specialization is automobile insurance. It is a member of the ITSBU, the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine, the National Insurer of International Road Transport Books (TIR).
JSPU was established in September 2003 to insure nuclear risks on terms of joint and several liability. Its members are 14 insurance companies of Ukraine.
Moderate snow at night and light snow is expected in the east and south-east of Ukraine on Friday, January 16, in the rest of the territory without precipitation.
According to Ukrhydrometcenter, the roads are icy in places. The wind is northeastern, in the west of the country southeastern, 7-12 m/s.
The temperature at night is 13-18°, in the northern and Vinnitsa regions in some places 20-23°, during the day 9-14° of frost. In Prykarpattya, south and south-east of the country at night 8-13°, during the day 4-9° of frost. In Transcarpathia, 1-6° of frost at night, about 0° during the day.
In Kiev on January 16, there is no precipitation. The roads are icy in places. The wind is northeasterly, 5-10 m/s. The temperature is 15-17° at night and 11-13° of frost during the day.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Boris Sreznevsky. Borys Sreznevsky, for all the time of meteorological observations in Kiev on January 16, the highest temperature during the day was recorded at 7.1° of heat in 1989, the lowest at night at 24.3° of frost in 1943.
On Saturday, January 17, in Ukraine, mostly without precipitation, only in the south-east of the country in some places light snow. The roads are icy in places. The wind is northeast (in the west of the country southeast), 5-10 m/s.
The temperature is 13-18° at night and 9-14° of frost during the day. In the south and southeast of the country at night 8-13°, during the day 4-9° of frost. In Transcarpathia at night 4-9° frost, during the day 0-5° frost.
In Kiev on January 17, there is no precipitation. The roads are icy in places. The wind is northeasterly, 5-10 m/s. The temperature is 15-17° at night and 11-13° of frost during the day.
A public and commercial center with a total area of 9,924.5 square meters, located in Mykolaiv on Heroes of Ukraine Avenue, has been put up for sale on the OpenMarket electronic auction after being seized by a private enforcement agent. The public and commercial center.
“Such properties can become important points of economic recovery. The open auction format creates competitive conditions for attracting investors and the further effective use of commercial real estate,” said Roman Osadchuk, CEO of SETAM.
The auction is scheduled for February 5, 2026, with a starting price of UAH 103.3 million, including VAT.
The property includes two full floors, a superstructure, and a large number of retail, administrative, warehouse, and technical premises. The building is equipped with engineering networks, an autonomous boiler room, water and electricity supply systems, ventilation, and has significant space for tenants.
The design and layout allow the property to be used as a shopping and entertainment center, logistics or service complex, business hub, or multifunctional commercial space.
The OpenMarket electronic auction has been operating in Ukraine since 2014 and is a convenient tool for purchasing and selling property online. In total, assets worth over UAH 26.7 billion have already been sold through the system.
