“52% of respondents personally consider it categorically unacceptable to transfer all of Donbas under russia’s control in exchange for security guarantees. At the same time, 40% are ready for such a concession (although most of them acknowledge that this is a difficult condition). Another 7% were unable to decide on their opinion”, - the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) reported on February 2, based on the survey results.
It is noted that in mid-January 2026 the indicators were almost identical (the difference within the margin of error), meaning that over the last two weeks of January, despite large-scale shelling and problems with electricity and heat supply, support for such a peace demand did not increase.
It is noted separately that among residents of the city of Kyiv, 59% consider such a condition categorically unacceptable. 31% are ready to accept it. That is, despite the difficult situation in the capital, the majority reject it.
As for other regions, in the West 57% categorically reject it and 38% are ready to accept it; in the Center / North (excluding the city of Kyiv) – 49% and 42%; in the South – 49% and 44%; in the East – 50% and 39%.
Responses to the situation in which Ukraine withdraws its troops from the territories of Donbas that it currently controls, that is, from Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, etc., and these territories come under russia’s control. In return, the United States and Europe provide Ukraine with security guarantees
The survey was conducted from January 23 to 29, 2026, among adult (aged 18 and older) citizens of Ukraine who, at the time of the survey, lived in territory controlled by the government of Ukraine. A total of 1,003 respondents were surveyed. The sample did not include residents of territories temporarily not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities (at the same time, some respondents were internally displaced persons who had moved from occupied territories), and the survey was also not conducted among citizens who left abroad after February 24, 2022.