86% of Ukrainians support resistance to russia despite strikes on infrastructure

86% of Ukrainians consider it necessary to continue the armed struggle against russia despite the russian shelling, which destroys infrastructure and takes people's lives.

The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted the survey on October 21-23.

According to the study, 86% of respondents believe it is necessary to continue the armed struggle, even if shelling continues.

In particular, among them, 71% completely agree with this opinion (the remaining 16% somewhat agree).

On the other hand, only 10% of respondents believe that it is necessary to proceed to negotiations to stop the shelling as soon as possible, even if it is needed to make concessions to russia.

A thousand respondents living in all regions of Ukraine (except Crimea AR) took part in the survey.

"Although the share of those who are ready to make concessions is increasing from West to East, in all regions, the majority is of the opinion that armed resistance should be continued. Even in the East, 69% hold this opinion (this corresponds to people living in the Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, which are subject to constant rocket and artillery shelling)," the survey says.

The All-Ukrainian public opinion survey Omnibus was conducted by KIIS using computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.

The survey was conducted with adults (aged 18 and older) citizens of Ukraine who lived on the territory of Ukraine (within the boundaries controlled by the authorities of Ukraine until February 24, 2022).

The sample did not include residents of territories that were not temporarily controlled by the authorities of Ukraine until February 24, 2022 (Crimea, Sevastopol, certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions), and the survey was not conducted with citizens who went abroad after February 24, 2022.

"If the purpose of terrorist shelling of Ukrainian cities for russia was to sow panic, despair and force Ukrainians to surrender, then we once again see how russia 'brilliantly' realizes its goals. Yes, the terror continues, people die or are injured, and Ukrainian families are forced to spend their evenings in the dark. However, the national pain from losses and destruction does not frighten people but is channeled 'into anger and rage against enemies.' The Ukrainian people maintain strong unity and stability and are ready to continue the struggle for victory," Anton Hrushetskyi, the Deputy Director of KIIS, commented.