The dollar/ruble parity rose above 90 today as the Ukrainian army’s offensive against the Kursk region has been continuing for a week.
On the first trading day of the week, the ruble lost about 4.1 percent of its value against the dollar, while the dollar/ruble parity rose to 90.5.
The clashes between the two armies, which began after the Ukrainian army entered Russian territory in Kursk on August 6, have been continuing for seven days.
The situation in Kursk was raised to the level of “federal emergency”, while a counter-terrorism situation was declared in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
On the other hand, the so-called Regional Governor of Zaporizhia, which was annexed by Russia, Yevgeniy Balitskiy, announced in a written statement yesterday that a fire broke out in the cooling system of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant due to the attack of the Ukrainian army.
Russian authorities announced that the fire was brought under control and that there was no radiation danger.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the fire at the power plant was “started by Russia.”
