• PEOPLE NAME: RUSSIANS OF UKRAINE

Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Slav, Eastern

Language: Russian - (rus)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Ukraine

Also found in: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; China; Cuba; Cyprus; Czechia; Estonia; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Madagascar; Moldova; Mozambique; Netherlands; North Korea; Peru; Poland; Russian Federation; Svalbard; Sweden; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan; Venezuela

Population: 7,205,000

Global Population: 126,515,100


PEID: 42915

ROP: 108452

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Russians of Ukraine, numbering 7,205,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Slav, Eastern people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 126,515,100 in 40 countries. Their primary language is Russian. The primary religion practiced by the Russians is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.


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