Despite being part of the Ukrainian LOCATION@1 , the city preserved and somewhat reinforced its unique cosmopolitan mix of MISC@1 culture and a predominantly Russophone environment with a uniquely accented dialect of MISC@2 spoken in the city .

Despite being part of the LOCATION@2 , the city preserved and somewhat reinforced its unique cosmopolitan mix of MISC@1 culture and a predominantly Russophone environment with a uniquely accented dialect of MISC@2 spoken in the city .
