Fedorov's resignation and protests minimally affected Zelenskyy's rating - survey

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trusted by 55% of citizens, while 40% expressed distrust. The balance of trust and distrust is plus 15 percentage points, according to the results of a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.

In May, when KIIS asked the question in a similar phrasing, 61% of respondents trusted Zelenskyy, while 34% did not. Thus, the level of trust decreased by 3 percentage points, and distrust increased by 4 points.

Sociologists noted that the survey was conducted after the resonance personnel decisions of the authorities and during protests. This refers to the resignation of Mykhailo Fedorov from the post of Minister of Defense, as well as the subsequent protests and dismissal of Oleksandr Syrskyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Despite the decline in indicators, KIIS currently does not record a collapse of trust in the president.

In May, 61% of respondents declared trust in Zelenskyy, and 34% declared distrust. However, KIIS emphasized that a direct comparison with these results is incorrect due to the different phrasing of questions and the mention of other public figures during that survey.

Executive Director of KIIS Anton Hrushetskyi noted that Zelenskyy continues to maintain a fairly high level of trust, despite public dissatisfaction with personnel policy. At the same time, the long-term impact of recent events on citizens' attitude towards the president may still manifest itself.

The study also showed that the majority of Ukrainians do not support holding elections in the near future. 57% of respondents are in favor of elections only after a final peace agreement and the complete end of the war, 23% support them after a ceasefire and obtaining security guarantees, and 15% propose to hold them now.

The survey was conducted from July 20 to August 3, 2026 using the method of telephone interviews. It involved 974 adult citizens residing in the territory controlled by Ukraine. The formal margin of error for indicators close to 50% does not exceed 4.1%.

Based on materials: Kyiv International Institute of Sociology