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The woman explains that this was a consciously chosen position by her son, which she supports. According to her, Ivan Petukhov stressed that he had consciously gone to defend Ukraine's sovereignty while using the Russian language in communication with his comrades at the front.
«У мого сина була така позиція, і я її підтримую. Каже: "Я свідомо пішов захищати суверенітет України й спілкувався на фронті російською з хлопцями". Він не переходив на українську. Це зайвий раз доводить, що не лише україномовні українці захищають країну, а й російськомовні. Мій син, російськомовний, пішов захищати Україну і загинув» (My son had this position, and I support it. He says: "I consciously went to defend Ukraine's sovereignty and communicated in Russian with the guys at the front." He did not switch to Ukrainian. This once again proves that not only Ukrainian-speaking Ukrainians defend the country, but also Russian-speaking ones. My son, a Russian speaker, went to defend Ukraine and died), said Ella Petukhova.
According to the mother, his comrades had no complaints about Ivan regarding the language of communication. She recounts his words stating that the language issue was not acute in the army, unlike in civilian society.
«Коли син служив, я запитувала: "Мамо, як у вас там із мовою?". А він відповідав: "Мамо, у нас питань немає. Це у вас, цивільних, питання є, одне одного гризете"» (When my son was serving, I would ask: "Mom, how is the language situation with you there?" And he would answer: "Mom, we have no issues. It is you civilians who have issues, biting each other"), recalled Ella Petukhova.
Meanwhile, the Russian-language inscription on the headstone outraged Inha Dudnyk, the mother of another fallen servicewoman buried in the same cemetery. She considers the use of the Russian language in such a place unacceptable.
Inha Dudnyk reported that she had already appealed to the city council, demanding an investigation into the situation and the establishment of a norm mandating the use of the Ukrainian language on headstones.
The city council stated that it would contact the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language to obtain clarification on the application of language legislation to inscriptions on headstones.
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