< strong>An absolute majority of 81% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine is capable of achieving success on the battlefield if the West continues to provide adequate aid, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted between September 20 and October 3 this year. reported Ukrinform, quoted by BTA.
„Ukrainians are fully aware of the importance of Western support for the ability to effectively repel Russian aggression. From the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, they viewed it as a joint confrontation between Ukraine and the West against the aggressor Russia”, the survey says.
In September 2022, 80% of Ukrainians believed that the successes of the Ukrainian army were a joint achievement of Ukraine and the West. In the same survey, 73% expressed confidence that the West wants the war to end on terms acceptable to Ukraine.
In February 2023, 81% of Ukrainians believed that cooperation between Ukraine and the West in repelling Russian aggression was mutually beneficial.
Currently, 81% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine can achieve success on the battlefield if the West continues to provide adequate aid. There are 14% who believe that Russia is too strong (in December 2023, this share was 7%). Another 6% of respondents cannot make a decision on the matter.
In all regions of the country, the majority — from 67% in Eastern Ukraine to 87% in the West — believes that Ukraine can prevail in the war with Russia.
At the same time, between December 2023 and September 2024, in all regions except Western Ukraine, there was a decrease in the number of respondents who believed in the possibility of Ukrainian success. The biggest drop is in Eastern Ukraine, where in December 2023 79% believed in success, while now it is 67%. In the East, 24% think that Russia is too strong.
In September 2022, only 15% of Ukrainians believed that the West was tired of Ukraine and was seeking peace on unfair terms for Kyiv. Instead, 73% thought the West wanted the war to end on terms acceptable to Ukraine. In 2023, critical sentiments began to rise, with 30% believing in the West's war-weariness in December 2023, and in February 2024, this share rose to 44%.
Between February and September 2024, the proportion of those who believe the West is war-weary drops to 38%. At the same time, 54% of Ukrainians believe that the West is striving for an end to the war acceptable to Ukraine.