Russian newspaper: Kherson province of Ukraine switched to using rubles
Kherson province in the south of Ukraine will start using ruble Russia will be the currency to replace the hryvnia from May 1, according to Ria Novosti.
Ria Novosti on April 28 quoted Mr. Kirill Stremousov, representative of the military-civilian government of Kherson State, currently led by the armed forces. Russia control, this local announcement will switch to the use of Russian rubles from 1 May instead of hryvnia.
According to Kirill Stremousov, the transition period will last a maximum of four months, after which the Ukrainian hryvnia will no longer be used.
“We will switch to the ruble zone from May 1. After a transition period, we will completely switch to payments in rubles,” added Kirill Stremousov.
CNN also wrote about the claim, but added that the claim could not be verified.
On April 27, Russia said it had control of the entire Kherson province. According to Reuters, the Governor of Kherson province do Ukraine appointing Gennady Laguta, announced on Telegram that Russia has appointed a mayor for Kherson city and a new governor for Kherson province.
Earlier, on April 25, the mayor of Kherson city appointed by Ukraine, Igor Kolykhaev, said that the Russian army had officially taken over the city hall.
On the ground, Ria Novosti quoted a security source as saying that explosions occurred in the city center Kherson on the night of April 27. Attacks were carried out from Ukrainian positions with three Točka-U missiles, two of which were shot down by the Russian side. So far there have been no reports of casualties.
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