Ukraine's "Official" Language

Ukraine and Ukrainians are fast becoming more adept at using technology in their everyday lives. Thieves are usually the first to catch onto any device that will aids them in their ventures.  They are using a device to display the code of your electronic door lock which gives them access to your vehicle and an easy theft. But they are not the only ones to begin using technology in their everyday lives.  These days in Ukraine it has become popular to have a hidden video camera in ones vehicle.  These are attached in the vehicle so as to record any  descrepancy  the driver may have with anyone outside the drivers side of the vehicle. The other day the conversation a driver had with an Odessa police officer was recorded and carried by several television news services. The driver requested the officer speak with him in Ukainian, which he stated was the "official" national language.  The officer speaking in Russian replied that he didn't speak "that cows language" and carried on with his questioning of the driver.  The following day the officer was relieved of duty and within a few days he found he was without a job.  The officers immediate supervisor was also repremanded and throughout Ukraine most police quickly became more concious of their use of the "official" language.