1. "76 cases and 109 warnings" - that's about 5% of the total number of independent networks in Russia, if I'm not mistaken? And here I boldly assume that each time warnings were given, and cases were opened against different companies, and that the same player was never brought up multiple times.
2. One of the major metropolitan chains, after a strict warning, which was included in the 109 parts issued in the summer, reduced prices. to a level that was only 25-30 rubles higher than at gas stations of oil companies. And a week later she started raising prices again.
3. What explains the persistent difference in fuel prices (for example, AI-92 in Moscow rises from 66.69 to 92 rubles per liter)? Does the upper limit have anything to do with greater freedom of maneuver in the independent segment? Did this freedom not result in a price increase at the gas stations regardless of the level of the oil companies in December 2021 (in the diesel sector), and in the late summer and fall of 2023, 2024 and 2025? Or is a difference of 6-8 rubles not considered after we saw a difference in the range of 30-80 rubles per liter in 2026?
4. Are there any oil companies that sold fuel during the crisis or are currently selling fuel at retail at prices close to the upper limit?
5. Agreements on price containment prove exactly the fact that before their termination there were no such restrictions. Except, of course, the shouts of the regulatory authorities, whose effectiveness is still clearly evident in the example of the difference in prices in the retail market. I will be cautiously silent about the effectiveness of the agreements themselves and their refinement.