Kherson occupation official vows to punish residents who refuse to accept rubles as payment
Kherson occupation administration deputy head Kirill Stremousov said Tuesday that there have been reports of shop workers in Kherson to refuse to accept Russian rubles as payment for groceries.
“The hucksters who try to take advantage of the situation will be held accountable under the laws of wartime,” Stremousov wrote on Telegram. “Anybody who doesn’t listen to the Kherson regional administration will be deported to the Ukro-Reich.”
In mid-October, amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Russian-installed authorities in the Kherson region announced the “relocation” of civilians living on the Dnipro River’s right bank to the left one. On October 22, the administration called on residents to leave the city immediately.
On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four partially-occupied Ukrainian regions, including the Kherson region.
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