diff --git a/internal/ui/layout.go b/internal/ui/layout.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..489089d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/layout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package ui
+
+import tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+
+// cyrillicToLatin maps Russian ЙЦУКЕН characters to their QWERTY positional
+// equivalents. This allows all single-letter commands to work regardless of
+// whether the user has a Russian or Latin keyboard layout active.
+var cyrillicToLatin = map[rune]rune{
+	// Lowercase — same physical key position
+	'й': 'q', 'ц': 'w', 'у': 'e', 'к': 'r', 'е': 't', 'н': 'y',
+	'г': 'u', 'ш': 'i', 'щ': 'o', 'з': 'p', 'х': '[', 'ъ': ']',
+	'ф': 'a', 'ы': 's', 'в': 'd', 'а': 'f', 'п': 'g', 'р': 'h',
+	'о': 'j', 'л': 'k', 'д': 'l', 'ж': ';', 'э': '\'',
+	'я': 'z', 'ч': 'x', 'с': 'c', 'м': 'v', 'и': 'b', 'т': 'n',
+	'ь': 'm', 'б': ',', 'ю': '.', 'ё': '`',
+
+	// Uppercase — same physical key position with Shift
+	'Й': 'Q', 'Ц': 'W', 'У': 'E', 'К': 'R', 'Е': 'T', 'Н': 'Y',
+	'Г': 'U', 'Ш': 'I', 'Щ': 'O', 'З': 'P', 'Х': '{', 'Ъ': '}',
+	'Ф': 'A', 'Ы': 'S', 'В': 'D', 'А': 'F', 'П': 'G', 'Р': 'H',
+	'О': 'J', 'Л': 'K', 'Д': 'L', 'Ж': ':', 'Э': '"',
+	'Я': 'Z', 'Ч': 'X', 'С': 'C', 'М': 'V', 'И': 'B', 'Т': 'N',
+	'Ь': 'M', 'Б': '<', 'Ю': '>', 'Ё': '~',
+}
+
+// translateKeyMsg translates Cyrillic characters in a KeyMsg to their Latin
+// positional equivalents (ЙЦУКЕН → QWERTY). If no translation is needed, the
+// original message is returned unchanged.
+func translateKeyMsg(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.KeyMsg {
+	if msg.Type != tea.KeyRunes || len(msg.Runes) == 0 {
+		return msg
+	}
+	translated := make([]rune, len(msg.Runes))
+	changed := false
+	for i, r := range msg.Runes {
+		if latin, ok := cyrillicToLatin[r]; ok {
+			translated[i] = latin
+			changed = true
+		} else {
+			translated[i] = r
+		}
+	}
+	if !changed {
+		return msg
+	}
+	return tea.KeyMsg{
+		Type:  msg.Type,
+		Runes: translated,
+		Alt:   msg.Alt,
+		Paste: msg.Paste,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/model.go b/internal/ui/model.go
index b50e83f..ab7316f 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model.go
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		return m, nil
 
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		msg = translateKeyMsg(msg)
 		if msg.String() != "y" {
 			m.pendingY = false
 		}