Russian language in Ukraine
Russian is the most common first language in the Donbas and Crimea regions of Ukraine and the cities of Kharkiv and Odesa, and a main language in large cities in the eastern and southern portions of the country. The usage and status of the language is the subject of political disputes. Ukrainian is the country's sole state language since the adoption of the 1996 Constitution, which prohibits an official bilingual system at state level but also guarantees the free development, use and protection of Russian and other languages of national minorities. In 2017 a new Law on Education was passed which restricted the use of Russian as a language of instruction. Almost a decade later in 2026, Ukraine has removed Russian from the list of languages to which the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages apply.
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