KYIV. UkraineGate , 26 , May , 2022 | Society.
The Russian occupiers are trying to impose the ruble in the Kherson region, but without success. The adviser to the chairman of the Kherson OVA Sergey Khlan reported about it on air of one of TV channels .
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“Attempts to introduce the ruble to the occupiers have long been. They started first by saying that they would distribute pensions and salaries in rubles. This was the information at the beginning of April, but we see that only the theft and collection of funds from Ukrainians is still going on. The so-called taxes, they collect in UAH. To date, the Gauleiter of the Kherson region has issued its order – Balance, it was two days ago that since yesterday, the introduction of bi-currency circulation, ie the ruble and hryvnia. The course was set 1 to 2, “Hlan said the day before.
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According to him, the occupiers reported that soon all retail chains must accept the ruble, and price tags should already be in rubles and hryvnias.
“As far as I know, this is not happening in the Kherson region yet, and people are reluctant and refuse to take the Russian ruble to pay,” Khlan said.
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Khlan reported that from April 2022 in the Kherson region, the occupiers plan to put rubles into circulation. They planned to force them to accept rubles in shops and possibly pay salaries to the “new administration”.
Source: Ukrgate