A new 'locale' field of string type with a maximum length of 2 characters and a default value as 'ru' has been added to the users table through a migration file. This field has been also added to the User model. The addition of the 'locale' field will allow users to specify their preferred language in their profile settings.

database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
             $table->string('password');
             $table->rememberToken();
+            $table->string('locale', 2)->default('ru');
             $table->string('timezone')->nullable();
             $table->timestamps();
             $table->softDeletes();