Ukrainian society is now very little different from the Russian.

This is on air "The Observer. LIVE "told a former employee of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, a participant in the battles for the Donetsk airport on the side of Ukraine, Ilya Bogdanov.

"Honestly: in society I have no illusions, no euphoria. I clearly understand that everything is very similar (with the situation in Russia. - Red. Of course, there are differences, but so much in common. And this one, I do not want to apply, but another word like savagery, still you will not find. This savagery, scoop in the heads, it's very hard. This bet on nationalism, it will not lead to anything good, "he said..

According to Bogdanov, in our society there is not enough pluralism of opinions.

"There is a certain trend for one opinion, now it is a hurray-patriotic, bloated. People become psychotic, as in Russia in 2014. This is very bad. It is necessary to observe some kind of rationality. It is clear that the war that you need to win, but you can not be in this psychosis, "- he concluded..

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