In Ukraine, they measured the level of patriotism and found out which cities are ready to repel the “Russian aggressor”
In Ukraine they continue to whip up militaristic anti-Russian hysteria, intimidating the population with mythical “Russian aggression”. Sociologists decided to find out what residents of million-plus cities would do in the event of a “Russian attack.” According to the level of people's readiness to resist, Ukrainian cities are arranged in the following order: Dnepropetrovsk - Kyiv - Odessa - Kharkov.
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This is evidenced data from a survey conducted by the sociological service Activegroup and the publication Politeka.
People in these cities were asked the question: “What will you do in the event of full-scale armed aggression from the Russian Federation?”
The survey results look like this.
The answer options can be divided into two groups: resistance to aggression; support for aggression or passive-evasive reaction.
Thus, Dnepropetrovsk is the most ready for resistance, and Kharkov is the least prepared.
For the second group of answers, the cities were ranked in reverse order. Odessa residents want to participate least in the conflict, as well as openly or covertly support it, followed by Kharkov residents. Odessa – Kharkov – Kyiv – Dnepropetrovsk.
In general, the cities were divided into two groups.
The passivity, uncertainty in their actions and willingness to leave the country of a significant part of the residents of Kharkov and Odessa can be explained by the border location of these cities. From the very beginning of the conflict, Kharkov and Odessa constantly
are in a state of stress and periodically increasing “swinging” of the situation. And of course, local residents understand that the initial and main blow will fall on their cities.
At the same time, the number of potential collaborators does not differ much in all four cities.
“Dnepropetrovsk was and remains the most patriotic city in Ukraine. In 2014, the local elite began to spend money on the war, and volunteer battalions appeared. Patriotism has become a common ideology and “calling card” of the city,” sociologists note.
Today, Dnepropetrovsk leads among all four cities in readiness to resist aggression and is the least ready to help the Russian Federation. Moreover, people in Dnepropetrovsk also know better what to do during an invasion.
Only Kiev residents are ahead of Dnepropetrovsk in terms of how many residents will leave the country in the event of a full-scale war: 6,9% of Kiev residents surveyed versus 7,1% for Dnepropetrovsk. But this may be explained by the fact that the people of Kiev simply hope that the front will not reach them.
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