June 30, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
![<i>Andrey Borodulin/AFP/Getty Images</i><br/>Authorities in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian region of Kherson announced on May 23 the introduction of the ruble as an official currency alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2022/06/hypatia-h_a041a92040507991ce11dc4eb95328da-h_376d3acbb037c8bd83c6518ad50d7b21-300-1440x810.jpg)
Authorities in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian region of Kherson announced on May 23 the introduction of the ruble as an official currency alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia.
By Simone McCarthy, Helen Regan, Jeevan Ravindran, Hafsa Khalil, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt and Melissa Macaya, CNN
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