Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated Thursday that Russian forces had entered the country and the military conflict was intensifying.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4113 against the euro, down from 4.407 per euro at Thursday close. It ranged from a high of 4.4039 per euro and a low of 4.4158 per euro.
Thursday, the central bank’s reference slightly weakened to 4.4008 units, from 4.3941 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative slightly depreciated to 3.3329 units, from 3.3324 units Wednesday.