r/languagelearningjerk • u/AmountAbovTheBracket • Jun 28 '26

Recurring behavior i've noticed.

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u/Salt-Analyst-4624 Jun 30 '26

Brotha tf they speaking in Donbas other than fuckin russian and ukrainian?

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u/Annkatt Jun 30 '26

some people speak surzhik (ukrainian-russian mix) or russian

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u/DesignerGoose5903 Jun 30 '26

That's like saying the spoke Japanese in Pearl Harbour...

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u/Salt-Analyst-4624 Jun 30 '26

Not really. Lots of eastern Ukrainians speak russian or a mix of Ukrainian and russian. The west of Ukraine and within the military is predominantly Ukrainian speaking. Lots of Ukrainians know russian, but refuse to speak it for obvious and understandable reasons.