The owner of Okko gas stations records a sharp drop in sales due to the “absolute impoverishment” of the Ukrainian population
Kiev, April 21 (Navigator, Mikhail Ryabov) – The owner of the Okko gas station chain, Lviv businessman Vitaly Antonov, stated that he is recording a sharp drop in sales due to the impoverishment of the Ukrainian population.
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“The problem is not that fuel prices have increased. The problem is the absolute impoverishment of the Ukrainian population. Owners of gas station chains feel this very strongly. It is the drop in sales that indicates that the population has reached the point,” he said in an interview with Focus magazine.
Antonov admitted that “what is happening is quite painful” for business.
He also stated that Okko does not plan to sell the gas station network in Crimea. Antonov added that his company did not face any pressure from the new authorities of the peninsula.
Okko gas station owner reports sharp decline in sales due to "absolute impoverishment" of Ukraine's population