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Russians in Ukraine
Total population
In the 2001 Ukrainian census, 8,334,100 identified themselves as ethnic Russians (17.3% of the population of Ukraine).[1]
Regions with significant populations
Donbas
Crimea
Donetsk Oblast
1,844,399 (2001)
Crimea (excluding Sevastopol)
1,180,441 (2001)
Luhansk Oblast
991,825 (2001)
Kharkiv Oblast
742,025 (2001)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
627,531 (2001)
Odesa Oblast
508,537 (2001)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
476,748 (2001)
Kyiv
337,323 (2001)
Sevastopol
269,953 (2001)
other regions of Ukraine
1,355,359 (2001)
Languages
Russian (95.9%, 2001) • Ukrainian (54.8%, 2001)
Related ethnic groups
Slavic people (East Slavs, West Slavs, South Slavs)
Russians are the largest ethnic minority in Ukraine. This community forms the largest single Russian community outside of Russia in the world. In the 2001 Ukrainian census, 8,334,100 identified as ethnic Russians (17.3% of the population of Ukraine); this is the combined figure for persons originating from outside of Ukraine and the Ukrainian-born population declaring Russian ethnicity.[1]
^ ab"Results / General results of the census / National composition of population". 2001 Ukrainian Census. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
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Global Information
Donetsk Oblast
Crimea (excluding Sevastopol)
Luhansk Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Odesa Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Kyiv
Sevastopol
other regions of Ukraine