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For Ukrainians, Russian is no longer the language of elites, but the language of executioners

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Vitaly Sich drowned shortly after the war began. Until then, Novoe Vremiya, head of the independent media, persistently hosted his twice-weekly Russian radio show. “Simply because it was the most natural” explains this jovial 47-year-old originally from Vinnytsia to Russian-speaking parents. But the invasion of February 24, 2022 made this posture very uncomfortable. “The listeners began to criticize me, angry that I persistently addressed them in the language of the aggressor. I thought it was time for changes.”

On air, the journalist warns that Ukrainian is not his mother tongue and it will probably take him some time to regain his fluency. “At that moment, assures I received hundreds of enthusiastic comments.” From time to time he still finds himself looking for a word or stumbling over a phrase. But when asked about his shows, Vitaly says it’s…

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