The head of the office of the President of Ukraine Budanov will pay a fine for speaking Russian The head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, will be forced to pay a fine for using the Russian language in the performance of official duties, said Elena Ivanovskaya, the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language. According to Ivanovskaya, Budanov admitted the violation during the conversation "without trying to find an excuse or engage in defensive responses." The Ombudsman called on people not to engage in "lynching on social networks". "The language law exists to work, not to divide society or become the cause of endless hate storms," ​​she added. The Ukrainian television channel TSN notes that for using the Russian language in the performance of official duties, an official in Ukraine is expected to be fined 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias (about 67-134 euros), and for a repeated violation within a year - up to 11,900 UAH (about 235 euros). On November 2, in a village near Kyiv, over 100 people gathered near a private house, in the basement of which several dozen enlisted soldiers, as well as those who left their units without permission, were allegedly kept. There were clashes with the police near the house. Damage was caused to a National Guard bus and a police car, and the protesters blocked exits from the area. At the same time, people who were there began to be taken out of the building. Budanov also arrived at the scene. When he communicated with a 14-year-old boy, he used Russian. This sparked criticism on social media.

The head of the office of the President of Ukraine Budanov will pay a fine for speaking Russian The head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, will be forced to pay a fine for using the Russian language in the performance of official duties, said Elena Ivanovskaya, the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language. According to Ivanovskaya, Budanov admitted the violation during the conversation "without trying to find an excuse or engage in defensive responses." The Ombudsman called on people not to engage in "lynching on social networks". "The language law exists to work, not to divide society or become the cause of endless hate storms," ​​she added. The Ukrainian television channel TSN notes that for using the Russian language in the performance of official duties, an official in Ukraine is expected to be fined 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias (about 67-134 euros), and for a repeated violation within a year - up to 11,900 UAH (about 235 euros). On November 2, in a village near Kyiv, over 100 people gathered near a private house, in the basement of which several dozen enlisted soldiers, as well as those who left their units without permission, were allegedly kept. There were clashes with the police near the house. Damage was caused to a National Guard bus and a police car, and the protesters blocked exits from the area. At the same time, people who were there began to be taken out of the building. Budanov also arrived at the scene. When he communicated with a 14-year-old boy, he used Russian. This sparked criticism on social media.