Belief continues to grow among the population of Ukraine that, as a result of the end of the Russian invasion, our state will be able to regain control over all territories, in accordance with the 1991 borders.. This is evidenced by a survey conducted in February by the sociological group "

According to the data received, 74% of respondents believe that Ukraine will return all its lands. In June 2022, this figure was 64%, and in April - 53%.

Another 8% of respondents expressed the opinion that our country will not be able to liberate Crimea from Russian troops. 2% of the study participants do not believe in the de-occupation of the "

The number of people who consider it possible to return only to the borders of February 23, 2022 has more than halved in 10 months - from 22% to 9%.

Of all respondents, only 3% think that Ukraine will lose even more territories, and less than 1% allow the complete occupation of the state.

At the same time, among the Ukrainians surveyed, the belief in victory in resisting the aggression of the Russians remains at the level of 97% - the number fell by only 1% compared to June..

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As in the case of the opinion on the establishment of borders in 1991 (75% versus 70%), residents of the western regions of our state are most positive (99%), least of all in the eastern regions (95%).

93% of the study participants see the future of Ukraine as " This data has not changed since June.

Similarly, positive results are most in the west of the country (95%), in the east - less (88%) due to the larger number of those who could not decide on the answer.

The survey was conducted throughout Ukraine (with the exception of the occupied territories of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions) from February 1 to February 5, 2023 by interview method based on a random sample of numbers. In total, about 2,000 residents of Ukraine aged 18 and older were interviewed. The sample does not include citizens currently outside the state. The obtained survey data are weighted by regional and age indicators using the data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine as of January 1, 2021. The error of representativeness does not exceed 2%. Respondent reach ratio – 16%. The survey was conducted with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Earlier, a sociological study by the Razumkov Center showed an increase in the level of optimism among Ukrainians.. The majority, namely 61%, believe that events in the state are developing in the right direction.