This was broadcast on Inter TV channel by the deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine Ekaterina Rozhkova.

"Today, in banks with state-owned Russian capital, about 21 billion hryvnias of deposits are concentrated, of which the fund is guaranteed 8.5 billion. The sanction applied to these banks is aimed primarily at protecting depositors, individuals, citizens of Ukraine, protecting the legal entities that are served there, enterprises that are registered on the territory of Ukraine. The essence of this sanction is a ban on withdrawing money outside Ukraine. Thus, to date, these banks have been capitalized, banks have a sufficient number of assets, including liquid assets, in order to fulfill their requirements to their customers, "she said..

Also, Ekaterina Rozhkova added that Russian banks will soon leave the Ukrainian market.

"Firstly, we know for sure that all banks with state-owned Russian capital that are operating in Ukraine today are negotiating a potential sale.

And we, as a regulator of the banking market, believe that this is the best way to leave the Ukrainian market, because in today's conditions, unfortunately, there is certainly no way to talk about any further development of these banks on the territory of Ukraine, "the expert said..

She added that in this case, Ukrainian investors have nothing to fear.

"Of course, this is a civilized way to sell the bank, while this bank will continue to work, it will continue to lend to the economy, serve customers, but it will have another owner and thus the development prospects for it will open," - concluded Ekaterina Rozhkova.