Russia forcing Ukrainians in captured city to use the rouble and the Russian internet, report says
In the weeks since, Russian troops have taken over the city and surrounding areas and dismissed Kherson's mayor because he had"not been cooperating," the BBC reported, citing Russian state news agency Ria.
Kherson residents told the BBC that Ukrainian television channels and websites are now blocked in the city, and users can only access pro-Russian internet services and media. Ukrainian currency is also banned, forcing Ukrainian citizens to use the Russian rouble, the BBC reported. The BBC reported that Russia plans to use the next four months to transition Kherson into a pro-Russian city.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in April that Russia might hold"pseudo-referendums" in occupied Ukrainian regions like Kherson."This would mean that all those meetings of the diplomatic teams were fiction and that this is just theatre — with very bad actors."
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