The most trusted institution in Ukraine is the Church (63.7%) and the Armed Forces (63.2%); among politicians, the most trust is placed in parliamentarian Nadia Savchenko, according to the findings of a sociological survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

Whereas 63.7% of respondents trust the Church, 12.9% said they do not, and 23.4% could not answer, according to a press release published on June 9.

Approximately the same level of trust is placed in the Ukrainian army (12%). Also trusted are the volunteer organizations which help internally displaced people (55.7% versus 10.3%), volunteer organizations helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces (55.3% versus 13.4%), and the volunteer battalions (49.2% versus 17.9%). Fewer Ukrainians trust the other institutions on the list.

Furthermore, the respondents were offered a list of 25 politicians and asked whom they trust. Among those listed, Savchenko enjoyed a relatively high level of trust, with 35% of all Ukrainians aged over 18; 32.7% do not trust her, and another 32.3% either have no opinion about Savchenko or do not know who she is.

The next most trusted politicians are Lviv mayor and Samopomich party leader Andriy Sadovy (trusted by 32.3% and distrusted by 40.7%); Batkivschyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko (28% versus 57.3%); Radical Party leader Oleh Liashko (27.5% versus 52.4%).

They are followed by Civil Position Party leader Anatoliy Hrytsenko (23.6% versus 47.3%), Odesa Regional State Administration leader Mikheil Saakashvili (18.6% versus 60.6%), and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (16.1% versus 69.3%). The other politicians on the list polled in single digits.

The nationwide four-stage stochastic survey was conducted by the KIIS which interviewed 2,043 respondents in 110 towns across Ukraine on May 20-June 2, 2016. In Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the poll was conducted only in the areas controlled by the central government.

The margin of error was 3.3% for figures close to 50%, 2.8% for figures close to 25%, 2% for figures close to 10%, and 1.4% for figures close to 5%.