Half of Ukrainians Oppose Transfer of Land to Russia, pl Shows

This is confirmed by the results of a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), as reported by Ukrinform.

Since May 2022, KIIS has been regularly conducting surveys among the population on the issue of readiness to make territorial compromises for the sake of quickly achieving peace and preserving the country's sovereignty.

Compared to December 2024, there have been virtually no changes in the land transfers.

Thus, 50% of respondents believe that Ukraine should not under any circumstances hand over its territories, even if this could lead to a prolongation of the war (in December 2024, this figure was 51%).

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As sociologists note, the latest survey was conducted from February 14 to March 4, 2025, against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between Ukraine and the United States and ongoing pressure on Ukraine.

According to the survey results, a minority — 39% — believes that Ukraine may give up some territories for the sake of achieving peace as soon as possible (in December 2024, this figure was 38%). The remaining 11% of respondents were undecided.

At the same time, in all regions, compared to December 2024, the situation has hardly changed.

The only region that stands out a little is the east of Ukraine, where 42% of respondents are categorically against territorial concessions, while in the other regions (west, center, south) it is 50–51%.

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The share of those who are generally ready to make certain concessions in the east is only slightly higher than in other regions (42% versus 36–40% in the west, center and south of the country).

The all-Ukrainian public information survey “Omnibus” was conducted from February 14 to March 4, 2025, using the computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) method based on a random sample from all regions of Ukraine (controlled by the government). The survey involved 2,029 respondents aged 18 and older.

Formally, under normal conditions, the statistical error of a sample of 2029 respondents (with a probability of 0.95 and a design effect of 1.3) does not exceed 2.9%. The error of a sample of 1029 respondents does not exceed 4.1%.

In war conditions, a certain systematic deviation is added to the formal error mentioned.

As reported by Ukrinform, 87% of Ukrainians believe that Russia will not remain in the already captured territories, said a representative of KIIS.