> Of course people still speak Russian in Ukraine. Then it's not banned as you claimed. > Yes from both sides. 3.4k civilian casualties prior to the actual wa

> Of course people still speak Russian in Ukraine. Then it's not banned as you claimed. > Yes from both sides. 3.4k civilian casualties prior to the actual war. With 3000 out of that in 2014 and 2015. In 2021 - 18 civilian deaths, half of that caused by unexploded shells/mines - https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/Conflict-related%20civilian%20casualties%20as%20of%2030%20September%202021%20%28rev%208%20Oct%202021%29%20EN.pdf https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/Conflict-... War in Donbas was actually dying out in the past few years, until Putin decided to escalate it and cause deaths of 10 000s.