Two danish reporters in Ukraine Buy Car with Bitcoin as all cash has been withdrawn from ATMs

The text is translated from danish

In the absence of their own vessel, Ekstra Bladet's correspondents Stefan Weichert and Emil Filtenborg have spent the morning completing the deal on a car in Dnipro in central Ukraine.

Dnipro is not yet as affected by the war as the cities northeast of the industrial city. But it is still clear that something is smoldering.

• You can see that many people walk around the city to withdraw money. The ATMs are down, says Emil Filtenborg on Friday morning.

Ekstra Bladet's reporters in Dnipro have acquired their own car, so they can get around more easily.

Had to use bitcoins Since cash is a scarce commodity, car trading had to take place using cryptocurrency instead.

Now the correspondents are a used Mazda 3 richer and 0.059 bitcoins - equivalent to about 15,000 kroner - poorer.

• We have spent the day getting fuel and spare parts for the trip. But it was difficult to get parts. There were no more gas cans left, they are hoarded.

• People know well they're going away.

Awaiting the situation Despite the calm situation in Dnipro, the unrest will not stay away. On Thursday, Stefan Weichert and Emil Filtenborg stayed in the town of Kramatorsk, where the Russian troops were 50 kilometers from the town.

• There was pressure. People were scared and ran towards the supermarkets.

They say they want out of the Dnipro, but they will have to keep an eye on where the Russians are staying.

• The important thing is whether the Russians move up from the south. If they do, we'll have to take the road west, which is the safe one, but we want to go north, because there are stories to tell. But there are Russians on all sides, says Emil Filtenborg.

He also says that they heard explosions when they transported themselves from Kramatorsk to Dnipro.