Language inspectors will begin work in Ivano-Frankivsk on October 28

Starting Monday, October 28, the first language inspectors will begin working in Ivano-Frankivsk.

This was announced by the city’s mayor, Ruslan Martsinkiv.

Martsinkiv stated that their efforts will focus primarily on displaced persons who speak “the language of the enemy.” In total, 40 individuals volunteered to monitor the use of the Ukrainian language in the city. Most of them are young people, and one-third are internally displaced persons.

“I expected that these would mainly be older people, but there are many young, progressive individuals. Interestingly, one-third of them are internally displaced persons,” Martsinkiv told a local TV channel.

According to him, the inspectors will promote Ukrainian language courses and distribute leaflets. They will also encourage service sector employees to switch to using Ukrainian.

It is worth noting that Martsinkiv initially announced in September that language inspectors would be introduced in Ivano-Frankivsk. However, in early October, the deputy mayor stated that there would be no language inspectors due to a lack of funding.

Meanwhile, the Language Ombudsman, Taras Kremin, recently announced a move towards “proactive Ukrainization.”