Most Ukrainians back continued armed resistance against Russia: Poll
The majority of people in Ukraine say they support continued armed resistance against Russia, a poll says, more than eight months after Moscow began a military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
The results of the survey, conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on October 21-23, showed 86 percent of respondents said it was necessary to continue fighting the Russian forces even if missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities continue.
The results of the poll were published on Monday, after some two weeks of heavy shelling of cities, including the capital Kiev.
“In particular, 71 percent among them fully agree with this opinion (the remaining 16 percent rather agree). Instead, only 10 percent of respondents answered that it is necessary to proceed to negotiations to stop the shelling as soon as possible, even if it is necessary to make concessions to Russia,” KIIS said.
Anton Hrushetskyi, the deputy director of KIIS, said the results showed Russia’s shelling of Ukrainian cities had achieved what he called the opposite of its intended aim “to sow panic, despair and force Ukrainians to surrender.”
“Yes, the terror continues, people die or are injured, Ukrainian families are forced to spend their evenings in the dark. However, the national pain from losses and destruction does not frighten people,” he said. “The Ukrainian people maintain strong unity and stability and are ready to continue the struggle to victory.”
A survey by the same institute conducted last month showed 87% of Ukrainians opposed any territorial concessions to Russia.
Russia began its “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24, with the declared aim of “de-Nazifying” the country. Since the onset of the operation, the United States and its European allies have imposed waves of economic sanctions against Moscow while supplying large consignments of heavy weaponry to Kiev over Russian objections.
Moscow has been critical of the weapons supplies to Kiev, warning that it will prolong the war.
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