In the DPR temporarily allowed the cash circulation of the hryvnia

Banknotes and coins of Russia and UkraineDONETSK, Mar 26 The Ukrainian hryvnia will be used along with Russian ruble throughout the territory of the DPR, according to the decree of the head of the republic, Denis Pushilin, on the temporary procedure for using cash. , — the decree says. apply the official exchange rate that has been in force for several years, according to which 1 hryvnia is equivalent to 2.5 rubles. On February 21, Russia recognized the DPR and LPR, which declared independence from Kyiv back in 2014 , and on February 24 launched a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. During the hostilities, the DPR forces, with the support of the Russian army, occupied a number of settlements within the borders of the former Donetsk region, including the strategically important regional center of Volnovakha between Donetsk and Mariupol. In Mariupol itself, the largest city on the coast of the Sea of ​​Azov, fighting with Ukrainian troops has been going on since early March. We are talking, among other things, about the nationalist regiment «Azov», against whose militants a criminal case has been initiated in the Russian Federation.