In the occupied Lugansk region, Russians continue to rob the population. In particular, they artificially reduced the exchange rate of the hryvnia by almost half.
A few months ago, for 100 hryvnia in the occupied territory of the Lugansk region, you could get 250 rubles. Later, money changers offered 170 rubles.
The enemy wants to convince people that the hryvnia is “worthless”
From Monday, the government of the so-called “LPR” will set the “official” rate of 1.25, which is half the original rate. Mentally, the Russians want to dissuade people of the stability of the hryvnia, the fortress of the Ukrainian state. To show that the hryvnia already seems to be worth nothing – that is, almost like the ruble, – stressed the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
The following suffer from such a “decision”:
- people who still have hryvnia savings;
- those who continue to receive social and pension payments.
That is, they are mainly elderly people, the disabled and the poor. They have been promised a “competitive level of social guarantees” for half a year, but at the same time they are denied a pension.
What will the artificial depreciation of the hryvnia lead to
- People who do not have their own transport, it will become more difficult to evacuate from the occupation. Due to the depreciation, carriers automatically raise fares.
- Prices in grocery stores will rise even more.
Gaidai noted that only traitors can live in the occupied territories, they parasitize on the local population.
