From 53% to 68%: Ukrainian becomes dominant language as war reshapes identity
Russian language use has collapsed in just three years, as Moscow’s “protection” campaign triggers the fastest cultural transformation in modern European history.
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Ukraine remembers linguist Iryna Farion, target of Kremlin’s propaganda, assassinated in Lviv in apparent campaign against Ukrainian voices
On 19 July, Ukrainians marked the first anniversary of the brutal killing of Iryna Farion, a fierce defender of Ukrainian identity and language.
British intelligence: Russia moves to erase Ukrainian language in occupied schools
Kremlin pushes a sweeping Russification drive targeting Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts from September 2025.
Ukraine’s people have bridged historic divides—up to 90% now stand united behind NATO and EU membership
Once split by language and geopolitics, Ukrainian society has been fundamentally reshaped.
German state to introduce Ukrainian as second foreign language at schools
The initiative by the Hessen federal state is aimed at preserving Ukrainian identity and culture and also supports the education of approximately 20,000 Ukrainian students who fled to Hessen due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Russians are retraining Ukrainian language teachers to teach Russian in occupied territories of Ukraine
Russian courses aim to retrain teachers, particularly those who have qualifications in Ukrainian language and literature.
US blogger learns Ukrainian, exposes Russian imperialism on Instagram
The notion of Ukraine and Russia as “brotherly” whitewashes centuries of imperialism that American Alison Rochford aims to reveal.
Study: Use of Ukrainian increased on social media amid Russia’s all-out war
Study shows over 50% of Russian-tweeting Ukrainians switched to their native tongue since the full-scale invasion, seen as opposing Moscow, embracing national identity and linguistic roots as Ukrainian tweeting takes off.
Ukraine National Bank mints “Ukrainian Language” collector’s coin
Ukrainian National Bank issued a new commemorative silver coin in limited mintage, 5 000 pieces, celebrating the Ukrainian language
Young foreigners increasingly learn Ukrainian, not Russian
Learning Ukrainian is a rewarding challenge, say young foreigners as they share their experiences of learning the “nightingale” language.
Ukraine language ombudsman condemns Ukrainian road sign removal by Russians
Removal of road signs in Ukrainian language by occupiers in Kherson region is another manifestation of linguicide, Ukraine's language ombudsman says.
Ukraine ceases to be a bilingual country, polls and speaking practice show
The Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine was nearly 37% in 2012, 26% in 2021, and declined sharply to 13-15%…
Three signs of enormous tectonic shifts in Ukraine since Russia invaded
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought many changes in the latter, some of which are at risk of…
Russia’s war is speeding up the Ukrainization of Ukraine
Ever since the conquest of most of the territory of Ukraine in the 18th century, the Russian Empire,…
Support for Ukrainian as sole state language jumps amid Russia’s war – poll
1. Over the last decade, there has been a steady growth in the number of those who consider…
Why Ukraine can’t solve its language problem by adopting policies from Switzerland or France
Language policies have been a matter of contention - and sometimes confrontation - in Ukraine since the early…
Elle magazine switches from Russian to Ukrainian
This month's Elle magazine is in Ukrainian, for the first time.Women's fashion magazines, and magazines overall in Ukraine,…
Ukrainian language slowly yet steadily displaces Russian in Ukraine
Language was always a cornerstone of Ukraine’s national identity, along with Ukrainian aspirations for individual and national freedom…
Ukrainian language becomes official in Brazilian municipality
The southern Brazilian state of Paraná is sometimes referred to as Brazilian Ukraine due to its being the…
Moscow complains about campaign against Russian speakers in Ukraine while waging a far more sweeping one against Ukrainian speakers in Russia, Yatsenyuk says
But in making that claim, Lavrov and those who follow him ignore the fact that in the Russian…