This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing data from a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center, which was presented on Unity Day, January 22. This information is also reported by Kontrakty.UA.
Thirteen percent of respondents stated that both Ukrainian and Russian are equally native to them (in 2006, 16% provided this answer, and in 2015, it was 22%). The percentage of those who identified Russian as their native language is 6%, compared to 31% in 2006 and 15% in 2015.
Seventy percent of respondents speak only or mostly Ukrainian at home, up from 50% in 2015 and 46% in 2006. Eleven percent speak only or mostly Russian at home, down from 24% in 2015 and 38% in 2006. Eighteen percent speak approximately equal amounts of Ukrainian and Russian (25% in 2015, and 15% in 2006).
Outside the home (for example, at work or school), 72% of respondents communicate only or mostly in Ukrainian, compared to 65% in 2023 and 46% in 2015. Eight percent speak only or mostly Russian, the same percentage as in 2023, down from 24% in 2015. Twenty percent communicate outside the home in roughly equal amounts of Ukrainian and Russian (26% in 2023 and 29% in 2015).
The survey was conducted by the Razumkov Center from June 6 to 12, 2024, among 2026 respondents. The face-to-face survey was conducted only in areas controlled by the Ukrainian government where no active combat is taking place. The theoretical sampling error does not exceed 2.3%.
It is worth noting that in June 2024, 95% of respondents identified as ethnic Ukrainians, while 2% identified as ethnic Russians. Before the war, in 2021, 87% of respondents considered themselves Ukrainians, and 9% identified as Russians.