The wartime economy is making Russians hoard cold hard cash more than ever — the money in circulation reached a record $187 billion in June

• In June, the amount of cash in circulation in Russia hit a record $187 billion, per its central bank.
• Russians are hoarding cold, hard cash amid economic uncertainty, an economist told Novaya Gazeta.
• Compensation to families of dead fighters and increased demand in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions also add to the cash in circulation.

Russians are keeping a record amount of cold, hard cash at hand amid the country's wartime economy.

In June, the amount of cash in circulation in Russia hit a record 17.9 trillion rubles, or $187 billion, data from the Russian central bank shows.