The head of the presidential office, Kirill Budanov, will pay a fine for speaking Russian during the clashes in Petropavlovsk Borshchagivka. This was reported by the language commissioner, Olena Ivanovska. According to her, Budanov admitted to violating the language law "without trying to find excuses or using defensive responses" and agreed to pay the fine within a certain period. For using the Russian language during the performance of official duties, an official faces a fine of 3,400 UAH to 6,800 UAH. For a repeated violation within a year - up to 11,900 UAH. Ivanovska called not to turn the situation into a "hate storm" on social media and emphasized that the law should work, and not divide society. On November 2, in Petropavlovsk Borschagivka, clashes broke out near the house where the National Guardsmen, who were returned after the SZH, were temporarily stationed. In the evening Budanov arrived at the scene of the events and communicated with people in Russian. The video spread on social media and sparked outrage.