Based on the results of a recent survey, 92% of Ukrainians believe in the victory of Ukraine over Russia. Source: results of a survey by the Democratic Initiative Foundation and the Razumkov Center in the period from August 5 to 12. “More than 90% of respondents believe in the victory of Ukraine in this war. 77% said they were confident and 15% rather confident. Only one percent of respondents do not believe or rather do not believe in victory. 31% of those who believe in victory hope it will happen by the end of this year. 34% believe this will happen in a year or two. Another 7 percent believe it will take 3 to 5 years.
Another 23% found this question difficult to answer, and a few percent say victory will happen in the very long term.” In addition, more than 75 percent of those polled will support the decision [after the victory of Ukraine and the liberation of its territory] to completely cut off all contacts with Russia, up to a complete ban on the entry of Russians into Ukraine. 86% of respondents believe that the main responsibility for the war in Ukraine lies with the Russian leadership. 42.5% also believe that Russian citizens bear the same responsibility.
At the same time, roughly 20% of respondents blame the invasion of Ukraine’s leadership; 18% blame NATO member states and 16% blame the US government. Despite the war, Ukrainians mostly think positively about the future of Ukraine. Thus, hope prevails in their thoughts about the future of Ukraine; 65.5% of respondents feel this way. the survey was conducted by the Ilko Kučeriva Democratic Initiative Foundation with the sociological service of the Razumkov Center from August 5 to 12, 2022, with grant support from the University of Bremen and the International Renaissance Foundation.
The survey was conducted in 112 settlements (57 urban and 55 rural) using the face-to-face method. In Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv, the survey was conducted only in the territories controlled by Ukraine, where no military action is taking place. 2,024 respondents aged 18 and over were interviewed. The error tolerance is 2.3%.
