Poll: Three-Quarters Of Russians Still Support The Ukraine War

Atlantic Council: More than three-quarters of Russians still support Putin’s Ukraine War 

The latest polling data from Russia indicates that public support for the invasion of Ukraine remains strong despite higher than expected casualties and widespread accusations of war crimes. 

A survey conducted in late May by Russia’s only remaining independent pollster, the Levada Center, found that 77% of Russians currently back the war. This represented a slight increase on the corresponding figure for April, when 74% of respondents voiced support for the ongoing invasion. 

There has been considerable speculation over scale of Russian backing for the war in Ukraine, with critics questioning the credibility of numerous government-linked surveys showing strong levels of support. While any attempt to accurately gauge opinion in a dictatorship is notoriously difficult, the Levada Center’s recent data is likely to be the most legitimate available indication of public feeling toward the war.  

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WNU Editor: Polls from the Levada Center are OK if you want to measure and understand public opinion in Russian cities. Outside the cities .... not so much. If this poll form the Levada Center says 77% support the war, that actually tells me that support for the war is much higher if you factor in rural public opinion. My guess is that support for the war runs anywhere between 85% to 90%.