Despite the blockage of US aid and the disruption of EU aid by Orban, more than half of Ukrainians (58%) are still convinced that Ukraine will win the war in the short term. The results of a poll conducted by the "Democratic Initiative" show that Ukrainians are worthy of being descendants of the Cossacks and are quite tenaciously optimistic.
The belief in victory continues to unite the vast majority of Ukrainians (88%), and 63% of them clearly believe in victory, which is where the confidence of Ukraine to continue to fight.
Only 5% of respondents were skeptical about victory. At the same time, there is a slight change in the proportion between those who believe in victory unconditionally (from 78% to 63%) and those who believe in victory compared to December 2022 (15% in December 2022 and now 25%)
The overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of all regions are convinced that Ukraine will win, but in the south there are slightly more skeptics (10%) compared to other regions.
More than half of Ukrainians (58%) believe that Ukraine will win this war in the short term, of which: 6% - believe it will be in the coming months, 21% - think it will be by the summer of 2024, and another 31% - think it will be in 1-2 years," the survey results showed.
A further 15% of respondents are inclined to take another 3-5 years to win. The most pessimistic respondents do not believe victory will come in their lifetime, but it will still come, at 25%。
"If you ask Ukrainians what they want in the war, saving their own citizens, bringing justice to Russia, and punishing war crimes are of the most concern," the sociologist noted.
The majority of Ukrainians are concerned about getting back all prisoners of war and rescuing Ukrainians (69%) who have been forcibly relocated to Russia's hinterland by Russia;In second place are three things of almost equal importance: Ukraine's accession to NATO to guarantee protection from a new war (42%), the punishment of all Russian war criminals (42%), and the reparation of all damage done to the economy and citizens (41.).5%）。
A quarter of Ukrainians (26%) hope that this war will lead to the collapse of Russia. In the West, 40% want so;In the centre and east, 23 per cent and 24 per cent, respectively, want so;In the south, only 10 percent want so.