Pensions in rubles have begun to be paid in the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region

The Military-Civil Administration (MCA) of the Kharkiv region, appointed during the Russian occupation, has begun paying local residents of the territories pensions in rubles. This was reported by Vitaly Ganchev, whom TASS calls "the head of the MCA."

"The first tranche has been received and distributed among the districts of the Kharkiv region. We can say [that we have started paying]. It is already July, we are paying for June, soon people will receive for July," Ganchev said.

In the Kupyansky district of the region, benefits in rubles "began to be paid for the second time," said the "acting head of the VGA" of the district, Maksim Gubin. According to him, the first payments to the Kupyansky district were brought by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the form of humanitarian aid - 10 thousand rubles for each person.

• Earlier, the introduction of the ruble and payment of benefits in Russian currency was announced by the "new authorities" of the Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine, part of which is occupied by the Russian army. A bi-currency zone was also introduced in the captured territories of the Kherson region.
• Representatives of the "new administrations" of these regions have repeatedly announced referendums on the regions' accession to the Russian Federation. According to Meduza's sources, the Kremlin plans to unite all occupied territories of Ukraine into one new federal district within Russia.