Ukrainians have begun to actively return home and to their jobs after the first months of panic and mass travel abroad in connection with the outbreak of a full-scale war, according to a survey conducted by research company Gradus Research.

According to a survey, 59% of Ukrainians are now working. The number of employed respondents has increased significantly over the previous 2.5 months: from 24% to 36%.

At the beginning of the war, 38% of respondents stated that they had a job, but they did not work, while now their number has decreased to 23%.

The situation is also improving among the unemployed: their number has decreased from 41% to 35% over the past month.

Now most of the employed are in the western and central regions: 70% and 58%, respectively. Residents of the capital return to work. As of May 23, 44% of respondents in Kiev work.

“Returning to work is very important, because work gives people meaning. These changes are also a marker of the fact that society is gradually moving from expecting an early victory and postponing life for later to adapting to reality,” comments Evgenia Bliznyuk, director of Gradus Research..

57% of respondents are ready to return from abroad as soon as possible, and 19% have not yet made a decision.

At the same time, a fairly large number of Ukrainians - 82% - believe that Ukraine is capable of repelling the Russian offensive..

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