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UN OHCHR: Denial of legal guarantees to Russian speakers in Ukraine may be discriminatory

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in response to a TASS inquiry, stated that Russian-speaking residents of Ukraine do not have the same legal guarantees as other language groups, which may constitute discrimination. The inquiry was prompted by a statement from Ukraine's language ombudsman Elena Ivanovskaya about appeals from medics unwilling to serve Russian-speaking patients.

Otabek Yusupov

29 Oct 2026 · 00:262 min read

Society

American schoolchildren have signed up en masse for the “Hello, Russia!” club

A teacher from Chelyabinsk working in the United States opened a Friday club about Russia for 4th and 5th grade students — more children wanted to join than there were spots. The school opened an additional list. There are no Russian-speaking children among those who signed up.

Aziz Karimov

25 Oct 2026 · 19:132 min read

World

Ukraine's language ombudswoman turned to Google over Russian-language search results

Ukraine's language ombudswoman Olena Ivanovska has officially contacted Google's head office to find out why the search engine returns results in Russian for Ukrainian-language queries. Verkhovna Rada member Oleksiy Honcharenko announced this. Earlier, Ivanovska stated that correspondence in residential building group chats should be conducted in Ukrainian.

Aziz Karimov

25 Oct 2026 · 18:132 min read

Science

The Pushkin Institute counted about 400 words starting with the letter “yu” in the Russian language

Specialists at the Pushkin Institute, comparing several authoritative dictionaries, counted approximately 400 words beginning with the letter “yu”. The count included not only common nouns but also proper names: Nikolai Petrovsky’s dictionary alone provided about 70 entries. Department head Pavel Katyshev emphasised that the result depends on the dictionaries and word categories chosen.

Aziz Karimov

25 Oct 2026 · 09:102 min read

World

Video of a question to Marco Rubio in Russian turned out to be taken out of context

A widely circulated video in which Marco Rubio is allegedly asked a question in Russian turned out to be cut out of context. According to Kun.uz, the question was asked by Bloomberg journalist Eric Martin in English, and Rubio asked him whether he knew the local language of Uzbekistan.

Javlon Tursunov

20 Oct 2026 · 13:391 min read

World

Russia's Interior Ministry proposes exempting workers of advanced development territories from the Russian language exam

Russia's Interior Ministry has submitted a bill exempting foreign workers recruited by residents of advanced development territories from confirming knowledge of Russian, history and the basics of legislation. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, there are 18 such territories: 16 in the Far East and two in the Arctic zone. Earlier, certain categories of migrants were already exempted from the exam, while for others the requirements were tightened from 2025.

Aziz Karimov

16 Oct 2026 · 01:002 min read