Russia: opinion on military action in Ukraine 2024

The majority of Russians expressed support toward the actions of their country's military forces in Ukraine. In total, 77 percent of respondents certainly or rather supported them in January 2024. The largest share of supporters was recorded in the age group of 55 years and older. The level of support saw an increase slightly from the previous month.

Do you personally support or not support the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine?

Characteristic	Certainly yes	Rather yes	Rather not	Certainly not	Hard to say
Jan 2024	42%	35%	9%	7%	8%
Dec 2023	45%	31%	9%	9%	7%
Nov 2023	39%	35%	11%	7%	8%
Oct 2023	45%	31%	9%	7%	8%
Sep 2023	41%	32%	11%	9%	8%
Aug 2023	38%	32%	12%	9%	10%
Jul 2023	45%	30%	10%	8%	7%
Jun 2023	40%	33%	10%	9%	8%
May 2023	43%	33%	10%	8%	6%
Apr 2023	43%	32%	7%	9%	9%
Mar 2023	41%	31%	11%	9%	8%
Feb 2023	48%	29%	10%	7%	6%
Jan 2023	45%	30%	10%	9%	6%
Dec 2022	41%	30%	10%	11%	8%
Nov 2022	42%	32%	11%	9%	7%
Oct 2022	44%	29%	11%	9%	8%
Sep 2022	44%	28%	11%	10%	8%
Aug 2022	46%	30%	8%	9%	7%
Jul 2022	48%	28%	10%	8%	7%
Jun 2022	47%	28%	11%	9%	5%
May 2022	47%	30%	8%	9%	6%
Apr 2022	45%	29%	8%	11%	7%
Mar 2022	53%	28%	8%	6%	6%

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

January 25 to 31, 2024

Number of respondents

1,621 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The survey was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings, in 137 localities and 50 regions.

Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey.

Figures do not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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