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My project requests Geocoding API for coordinates and correct full addresses in Odessa, Ukraine.

Earlier I could request response in Russian or Ukrainian language adding `language=ru` (or `language=uk`) parameter to the HTTP request. Starting today I get street name in Ukrainian in response, no matter what language I specify in request.

Examples.

Request for Russian: `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Пушкинская, Одесса, Украина&language=ru`

Relevant part of the response:

    "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Пушкінська вулиця",
               "short_name" : "Пушкінська вулиця",
               "types" : [ "route" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Приморський район",
               "short_name" : "Приморський район",
               "types" : [ "sublocality_level_1", "sublocality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одеса",
               "short_name" : "Одеса",
               "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одесский горсовет",
               "short_name" : "Одесский горсовет",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_3", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одеська область",
               "short_name" : "Одеська область",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Украина",
               "short_name" : "UA",
               "types" : [ "country", "political" ]
            }
         ],

Please note, that `"country"` and `"administrative_area_level_3"` fields are returned in Russian, as they should be, but everything else is returned in Ukrainian (before today every other field was returned in Russian as well).

If I use `language=uk` all fields in the response are returned in Ukrainian language (as intended).

Request for Ukrainian: `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Пушкинская, Одесса, Украина&language=uk`

Relevant part of the response:

    "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Пушкінська вулиця",
               "short_name" : "Пушкінська вулиця",
               "types" : [ "route" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Приморський район",
               "short_name" : "Приморський район",
               "types" : [ "sublocality_level_1", "sublocality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одеса",
               "short_name" : "Одеса",
               "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одеська міськрада",
               "short_name" : "Одеська міськрада",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_3", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одеська область",
               "short_name" : "Одеська область",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Україна",
               "short_name" : "UA",
               "types" : [ "country", "political" ]
            }
         ],

Please note that now `"country"` and `"administrative_area_level_3"` fields are returned in Ukrainian.


I suppose someone merged Russian and Ukrainian lists? Same problem exists now for several other Ukrainian cities. But not for Kyiv. For Kyiv I still can get addresses in Russian language.



For the reference, correct response with `language=ru` in request should be:

    "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Пушкинська улица",
               "short_name" : "Пушкинська улица",
               "types" : [ "route" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Приморский район",
               "short_name" : "Приморский район",
               "types" : [ "sublocality_level_1", "sublocality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одесса",
               "short_name" : "Одесса",
               "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одесский горсовет",
               "short_name" : "Одесский горсовет",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_3", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Одесская область",
               "short_name" : "Одесская область",
               "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
            },
            {
               "long_name" : "Украина",
               "short_name" : "UA",
               "types" : [ "country", "political" ]
            }
         ],


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