 ራሺያኛ, ይህም ሶቪየት ኅብረት የመሾም ብሔራዊ ቋንቋ ነበር, በሰፊው የሚነገር ነው, በተለይ በምስራቅ እና በደቡብ ዩክሬን ውስጥ.
Russian, which was the de facto official language of the Soviet Union, is widely spoken, especially in eastern and southern Ukraine.