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DONETSK – Donetsk Regional Council has declared Russian a regional language in the region.

Some 117 of the 118 deputies that were present at the council’s sitting voted for the decision.

The regional council also decided that the population should be
informed that Russian language has got the status of a regional language
in the region and draft a development program for Russian language
until 2015.

The council’s instruction does not indicate sources of funding for the development program.