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Sasha Petrova

Ukrainians who grew up speaking Russian learn a new mother tongue

A Soviet monument to the now soured friendship between Ukrainian and Russian nations is seen during its demolition in central Kyiv, on April 26, 2022 [File: Gleb Garanich/Reuters]

Oleksandr Zahalskyy spent most of his life speaking only Russian.

Born in 1960 in what was then the Soviet Union, Zahalskyy hails from the largely Russian-speaking Ukrainian city of Kherson.

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