60% of Ukrainians ready to endure war as long as necessary — KIIS poll

This is reported on the KIIS website.

From May 15 to June 3, 2025, KIIS conducted a nationwide public opinion survey to examine how much longer Ukrainians are willing to bear the burden of war. The survey covered 1,011 respondents aged 18 and older across government-controlled territory in Ukraine.

The survey was conducted using telephone interviews, adhering to statistical standards. The sample did not include citizens who left the country after February 24, 2022, or residents of temporarily occupied territories, but did include some internally displaced persons (IDPs).

KIIS regularly asks the question: “How much longer are you ready to endure the war?” which allows the tracking of public sentiment dynamics over time, particularly in the most recent period.

From the beginning of the invasion to May 2024, the situation remained nearly unchanged: consistently around 71–73% said they were ready to endure the war as long as necessary (with another 2–5% saying they could endure one more year). In the same period, those who said they could endure only a few months to half a year ranged between 12–21%. However, between May and October 2024, KIIS recorded a drop in the share of those ready to endure as long as needed—to 63%. The figure continued to decline, reaching 54% in March 2025.

Between March and May–early June 2025, the figure increased again, and now 60% of Ukrainians say they are “ready to endure as long as needed.” An additional 6% say they are willing to endure one more year, which is a relatively long period.

Meanwhile, 20% say they are only ready to endure for a shorter period (a few months or half a year), down from 24% in March 2025. The remaining 14% were undecided.

The chart below shows the situation broken down by region and changes since the beginning of 2024 (noting that each region includes a relatively small number of respondents, so fluctuations may partly be due to higher margins of error).

In all regions, compared to early 2024, the number of people who say they are “ready to endure as long as needed” has decreased. However, compared to March 2025, the number has increased in every region.

Currently, regional differences are not very significant. The East stands out slightly, with 51% saying they are ready to endure as long as needed. In other regions, the figure ranges from 60–62%. Still, even in the East, a significant portion of the population (despite objective hardships) remains resilient and committed to long-term resistance. Moreover, even in the East, the figure is higher than it was in March 2025.

There is a prevailing view that perceptions of war and peace issues depend on age. For instance, one theory suggests that older people might be more persistent in supporting military efforts, while younger people might support them less, as they bear more of the burden (including the threat of mobilization for themselves or loved ones, and economic pressures). Some compare this to the situation in Russia, where there is a clear correlation between age and support for the war—older Russians tend to be more pro-war.

Therefore, below are KIIS data showing how long people are ready to endure the war, broken down by age. As seen, more than half of people in all age groups are ready to endure the war as long as needed. Of course, this indicator is not the only one that helps understand the impact of age in the context of war and peace, but it is still an important one. Thus, in addition to regional unity in the willingness to endure, we also see that Ukrainians across age groups are prepared for prolonged resistance against the aggressor.

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