Russian je de facto osise ede ti awọn Soviet Union sugbon mejeeji Russian ati Ukrainian won osise ede ni Soviet Union ati ni awọn ile-iwe ti awọn Ukrainian SSR eko Ukrainian je dandan. Effective ni August 2012, a titun ofin lori agbegbe ede entitles eyikeyi agbegbe ede ti o sọ nipa o kere 10 ogorun minority lati wa ni polongo osise ede laarin wipe agbegbe. Russian ti a ti kede laarin ọsẹ bi a ede ni orisirisi guusu ati ila oorun oblasts (provinces) ati Russian ilu. Russian le bayi ti wa ni broadly sọ, paapa ni awọn wọnyi ilu / oblasts ati isakoso awọn iwe aṣẹ. lori awọn 2001 census, 67.5 ogorun ti awọn olugbe polongo Ukrainian bi wọn abinibi ede ati 29.6 ogorun polongo Russian bi a keji ede.
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