KIEV, July 27 ??“ Ukraine??™s gasoline prices rose almost 3% on Wednesday, a day after Russian oil giant Lukoil announced it stopped operation of its Odessa refinery for a major upgrade that will take three years.

95-octane gasoline prices rose to 3.6 hryvnias per liter ($2.74 per gallon) at gas stations across Kiev, up from UAH3.5 a day earlier, according to data provided by oil companies.