The National Bank of Ukraine considers unacceptable the actions of the Russian Federation to limit the circulation of cash and non-cash hryvnia and the introduction of the circulation of the Russian ruble in the territories temporarily not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities or under the threat of seizure, in particular Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

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In this regard, the National Bank of Ukraine notes that, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the hryvnia is the only monetary unit of Ukraine.. Issue and circulation on the territory of Ukraine of other monetary units and the use of monetary surrogates as a means of payment is prohibited.. The banking system of Ukraine can provide proper services to the population, and the National Bank and banks can continue to ensure the circulation of the hryvnia in the temporarily occupied territories in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine.

Accordingly, the National Bank:.

- considers it unacceptable to facilitate the military aggression of the Russian invaders, in particular, on any restriction of the circulation of the monetary unit of Ukraine - the hryvnia;

- requires the Central Bank of Russia to immediately stop actions to introduce the circulation of other means of payment in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.

In addition, in accordance with Article 43 of the Regulations on the Laws and Customs of War on Land, which is an annex to the IV Convention on the Laws and Customs of War on Land of October 18, 1907, to which, among others, Ukraine and the Russian Federation are parties, the occupier must "

The National Bank of Ukraine declares that the actions of the Russian invaders to limit the circulation of cash and non-cash hryvnia and attempts to introduce the circulation of the Russian ruble in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine violate international law. Thus, Russia creates additional prerequisites for a humanitarian crisis in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.. The aggressor state must stop its attempts to financially terrorize Ukrainians. The National Bank appeals to the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine with a request to take this information into account when preparing claims to the relevant international courts.