Kirill Budanov will pay a fine for speaking Russian, the language commissioner of Ukraine Elena Ivanovskaya reported. According to her, the head of the president's office admitted to violating the language legislation and agreed to pay the fine within the set time frame. The incident took place on November 2 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where clashes broke out between local residents and the security forces near the National Guard deployment point. Budanov arrived on the scene and used Russian during the communication. The fine ranges from 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias.

Kirill Budanov will pay a fine for speaking Russian, the language commissioner of Ukraine Elena Ivanovskaya reported. According to her, the head of the president's office admitted to violating the language legislation and agreed to pay the fine within the set time frame. The incident took place on November 2 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where clashes broke out between local residents and the security forces near the National Guard deployment point. Budanov arrived on the scene and used Russian during the communication. The fine ranges from 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias.