Ukrainians’ attitude to russia has sharply deteriorated, a survey shows

Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the attitude of Ukrainians to russia has deteriorated sharply

Rubryka reports, citing the survey results by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on May 13-18.

The results showed that 92% of respondents now treat russia badly, and only 2% treat it well.

"Currently, only 2% of citizens have a sympathetic attitude to russia, while 92% have a bad attitude. However, it's important to understand that 2% is about 500,000 people. That is, a significant number in absolute terms remains positive despite the obvious facts attitude to the aggressor," sociologists emphasize.

The KIIS notes that among respondents who had a poor attitude towards russia in early February, 97% continue to have it, and 3% have now chosen the "hard to say" option.

The views of people with a friendly attitude toward russia and conflicted people changed dramatically.

In particular, 80% of those who used to treat russia well now treat it badly.

Less than one in ten remained positive about russia, although another 12% were "undecided."

Among those who had a conflicted attitude towards russia, 97% already have a bad attitude towards it.

According to sociologists, in all regions of Ukraine, the vast majority of people have a terrible attitude towards russia. In particular, in the South, 90% have a bad attitude, and in the East, it's 85% (while in early February, respectively, 45% and 53% had a good attitude to russia).

4% in the East continues to have a relatively sympathetic attitude toward russia.

The vast majority of citizens—82%—who continue to live in the occupied territory after February 24 have a negative attitude towards russia, and only 6% have a positive attitude towards it.

The study lasted May 13-18.

The Institute conducted the study by telephone interviews based on a random sample of mobile numbers and interviewed 2,000 respondents aged 18 and older living in all regions of Ukraine (except the Autonomous Republic of Crimea).