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The Washington Institute for the Study of War drew attention to a Ukrainian survey that shows a certain level of tension in Ukrainian society. Specifically to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meanwhile, the Russian aggressors are sending so many missiles and drones over the invaded Ukraine that the Ukrainians are slowly running out of the necessary defensive ammunition. However, there are still problems on the Russian side. Russian forces operating near Krynka are reportedly unable to attack Ukrainian planes and helicopters because the Russian command does not give them timely permission to shoot down targets.
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The Russians are sending more and more drones and missiles over the occupied territory of neighboring Ukraine. There are so many of them that Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Colonel Yuriy Ihnat announced that there is a shortage of anti-aircraft missiles in Ukraine. The colonel’s words were noted by the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War, which also drew attention to a recent poll showing that Ukrainians overwhelmingly support their country’s military and efforts to defend against Russian aggressors, but revealed according to ISW There is also a certain tension in Ukrainian society. Specifically, regarding President Volodymyr Zelensky, who still enjoys the trust of more than 60 percent of the people, but whose support is lower than that of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Valery Zaluzhny.
“The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS) published a survey conducted between November 29 and December 9, 2023, showing that 96% of respondents support the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 88% trust Commander-in-Chief Záluzhny and 66% They trust President Zelensky,” he wrote to the institute.
ISW also noted that the mood in Ukraine in December 2022 is likely to be more optimistic than in November-December 2023, as Ukrainian forces had recently liberated large parts of occupied territory in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions as part of a successful counteroffensive in autumn 2022. In December 2022, 84 percent expressed trust in the Zelensky surveyed. “Trust in many Ukrainian institutions saw a similar decline between December 2022 and 2023 – an unsurprising development given the protracted war. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the National Police of Ukraine and Ukrainian Volunteers did not experience a similar decline in trust from the surveyed public during this period,” ISW continued.
According to the institute, the survey also shows that Ukrainians refuse to surrender to Russia. Nor does it lead to a split in Ukrainian society, as the difference in trust between Zelensky and Zaluzhny is relatively small, considering how much energy Russian propaganda devotes to weakening Zelensky’s positions.
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University of Chicago survey, which was brought to the attention of the Ukrainská Pravda server, also took a look at the other side. To Russia. It turns out that 63 percent of respondents here support the invasion of Ukraine.
“The survey found that 67% of participants approved of Putin’s foreign policy and 58% approved of his domestic policy. 66% plan to vote for Putin in the upcoming presidential election in March. Sociologists also found that 63% of participants support the war in Ukraine and that 64% of respondents see the war as a “civilizational struggle between Russia and the West.”
Problems of a military nature are also emerging on the Russian side.
“Russian forces operating near Krynka are reportedly unable to attack Ukrainian aircraft and helicopters because the Russian command does not give them timely permission to shoot down targets. “Russian commanders also reportedly take several hours to authorize artillery strikes and require units to send target coordinates and video or photo confirmation of the targets before authorizing the strikes,” ISW wrote, quoting one of the pro-war Russian bloggers. At Krynka, the Ukrainians are said to have managed to destroy up to 90 percent of Russian equipment.
Ukrainians are struggling with another fundamental problem. With traps around Russian mines. “A banknote, a pack of cigarettes, a telephone… It’s definitely a trap,” a demining specialist told worried soldiers in freezing weather. “We even lost soldiers due to botched Pepsi can packaging.” With those words The Kyiv Post server pointed this out.
Engineers are often the first to reach the front line and clear the area before the attack units arrive. The motto of the Ukrainian pioneers is “Always before the first”. And according to the KYIV post server, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find new recruits willing to join the pioneers, since many pioneers have died on the job or at least lost limbs.
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