Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

BBC News Saturday 05 September 2026, 23:54 UTC 1 min read

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Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.

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