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![Diesel price shows at 2,098 won per liter ($5.36 per gallon) at a gas station in downtown Seoul on April 9. It marks the first time in three years and eight months that Seoul's average diesel price has breached the 2,000-won threshold since Aug. 4, 2022 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12613537.jpg?imageId=12613537&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)