Political analyst Sazonov discussed the latest attack targeting the gas station networks "BRSM-Nafta," Avantage-7, and Motto.

Political scientist and serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kirill Sazonov, announced on his Facebook about yet another campaign of "black PR" against well-known gas station networks, as reported by TSN.

According to Sazonov, the perpetrator of this information attack is the director of the "Consulting Group A-95," Sergey Kuyun. Among the reasons for this are competitive rivalry, as the gas station networks selling fuel at lower prices than their competitors have come under fire, the political scientist explains.

“I don’t know why Sergey Kuyun is engaged in this. I have seen recordings online where he demands $15,000 a month from the BRSM network to stop the attacks on it,” noted the political scientist.

Recall that this refers to an audio recording of a conversation previously published by "5 Channel." During a phone call, Sergey Kuyun demanded $15,000 a month from one of the leaders of the "BRSM-Nafta" gas station network as payment for the absence of negative publications.

In Sazonov's opinion, the very topic of the news "from Kuyun" regarding the level of tax payments by various companies is contrived:

“Links in similar news mostly lead to the fuel market expert Sergey Kuyun. I read his materials from time to time. But his assessment of the tax situation surprised me somewhat. It is clear that if you sell gasoline for 58.99 UAH, taxes should be higher than those of gas stations selling it for 50.00 UAH. The higher the price, the higher the taxes. Simple math,” wrote Sazonov.

He added that different gas station networks operate in different market segments – some in the premium segment, while others in the economy segment. Such an information campaign against well-known gas station networks is perceived as ordinary competitive rivalry in the market, which should not distract consumers from the main thing – the quality of fuel, believes the political scientist.