Nearly half (49.3%) of Ukrainians believe that high levels of corruption at the government level have the most negative impact on the situation in Ukraine, while 44.6% of respondents cited constant drone and missile attacks on infrastructure as the most negative factor.
According to the results of a sociological survey conducted by Socis from July 28 to August 2, 39.4% cited the decline in the population's standard of living, aggressive mobilization methods by 30.4%, the government's unprofessionalism and mistakes by 24.8%, and Russia's seizure of new Ukrainian territories by 21.3%.
The overwhelming majority of respondents (60.2%) consider the current government's biggest mistakes to be the persistence of high levels of corruption and the embezzlement of budget funds. Significantly fewer cited inadequate preparation for war (32.7%), flawed personnel decisions (28.6%), abuse of power, pressure on businesses and potential political rivals (25.5%), information censorship and concealment of the truth (23.9%), the government's ineffective economic policy (23.5%), and miscalculations on the international stage (14.1%).
Only 12.7% believe that the situation in Ukraine is moving in the right direction (23.7% say it is "somewhat in the right direction"), while 31.8% believe it is not moving in the right direction (another 23.8% say it is "somewhat in the wrong direction").
Some 55.9% believe that the overall situation in Ukraine has worsened over the past year, 9.4% believe it has improved, and 32.3% believe it has remained unchanged. At the same time, only 35.1% believe that the situation will continue to worsen next year, 23.3% expect things to improve, and 26.5% are convinced that everything will remain the same.
Some 34.8% consider the most likely scenario for ending the war in Ukraine to be a cessation of hostilities along the line of contact and a protracted diplomatic process to restore Ukraine's sovereignty. 21% of respondents are convinced that the war in Ukraine will continue until the political situation in Russia changes. 14.8% cited the restoration of Ukraine's sovereignty within its 1991 borders as the most likely scenario for ending the war, 11.7% cited the signing of a peace agreement acknowledging the loss of territories in Donbas and Crimea, and 9.4% cited the restoration of Ukraine's sovereignty within its borders as of early 2022.
Some 61.7% are convinced that if negotiations regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war result in a temporary cessation of hostilities and the end of martial law, then elections should be held in Ukraine, but 25.7% hold the opposite view and believe that the elections should be postponed for a certain period of time. 6% of respondents believe that only local elections should be held.
Some 53.7% of respondents cited Ukrainian as their sole language of communication at home, 12.6% cited only Russian, 32.9% reported using both languages at home, and 0.9% cited other languages.
In total, 2,000 respondents were surveyed using a quota-stratified sample that is close to being representative at the national level in terms of age (18 and older), gender, type of settlement (city/village), and regional division of the country. Research method: face-to-face interviews using tablets (CARI); the average duration of a single interview was 13 minutes. The survey was not conducted in temporarily occupied territories or in areas where active hostilities are taking place. To the greatest extent possible at this time, the survey took into account the number and composition of the internally displaced population; citizens who have left the country; temporarily occupied territories; and areas where it is impossible to conduct a sociological survey due to active hostilities. Statistical sampling error (confidence interval): +/- 2.6%.
