In Ukraine, 92% of citizens call themselves ethnic Ukrainians, and only 6% of citizens consider themselves to be ethnic Russians.

This is reported by "24 channel" with reference to the data of a poll conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center.

According to the results of the survey, another 1.5% of Ukrainians identified themselves with other ethnic groups.

Most Ukrainians who consider themselves Russians are in the Donbass, where 28% of respondents hold such an opinion. The least is in western Ukraine.

The Razumkov Center also found a trend according to which the share of respondents identifying themselves as ethnic Ukrainians is growing with the age of respondents.

In particular, among respondents aged 60 and over, 87% refer to themselves as Ukrainians, and at the age of 18 to 29 years - ethnic Ukrainians about 96%.

As reported by the "Observer", Ukraine initiated the return of the column "nationality" in all documents.

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