Over three years, the share of Ukrainians who use the Ukrainian language in everyday life has increased from just over half to 68%.
This is evidenced by the annual survey by Gradus Research on the eve of Independence Day.
It is noted that over the past three years, a noticeable shift in language practices has occurred in Ukraine. If in April 2022, just over half of the surveyed citizens spoke Ukrainian in everyday life, then in August 2025 this share had increased to 68%.
Survey results. Infographics: Gradus Research
"This trend reflects profound changes in society: the Ukrainian language is increasingly becoming an everyday norm. And the transition to Ukrainian in everyday life is not only a linguistic, but also a value choice that emphasizes the unity of the nation in times of war," the authors of the survey noted.
Meanwhile, the strongest unifying factors remain a common enemy, a sense of belonging to the Ukrainian nation, and a common vision of the country's future. At the same time, in 2025, among the key factors of disunity, respondents identified different political views and assessments of government decisions, as well as different social status.
Survey results. Infographics: Gradus Research
The study was conducted by the research company Gradus Research using the self-completed questionnaire method in the Gradus mobile application. The sample reflects the population structure of cities with more than 50,000 residents aged 18-60 by gender, age, size of the settlement and region, excluding temporarily occupied territories and territories of active hostilities. Fieldwork periods: August 5, 2021 (sample size - 1,022 respondents), August 7-8, 2023 (sample size - 1,100 respondents), August 7-8, 2024 (sample size - 1,100 respondents), August 8-11, 2025 (sample size - 1,000 respondents).
It should be noted that according to Article 10 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the free development, use and protection of russian language and other languages of national minorities of Ukraine are guaranteed in Ukraine, and the use of languages in Ukraine is guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine. That is, the use of other languages, including russian, is not only not prohibited, but is also protected by the main law of the country.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko published a post on the social network X (Twitter) in which he said that he took part in an extraordinary informal summit of the European People's Party in the format of a video conference. He also added several photos of the online meeting. Users noticed that Poroshenko was using the russian-language Windows interface.
Meanwhile, russian-speaking singer Loboda outraged the network with remarks to refugee children about language.
In addition, the police opened a criminal case for inciting hatred against Ukrainian blogger Olena Mandziuk, who publicly stated that she teaches her children to beat russian-speaking children.
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