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Only 15% of respondents opposed Syrskyi’s dismissal. Another 19% said they were indifferent to the issue, while 11% answered that they found it difficult to say.
The poll was completed before reports emerged that Syrskyi would be replaced.
In Fedorov’s case, 72% said they were against his dismissal as defense minister, while only 5% supported it. Another 17% said they were indifferent, and 6% chose the “difficult to answer” option.
The poll was conducted on July 20-21, 2026, using CATI, computer-assisted telephone interviews. A total of 1,000 adult respondents were surveyed using a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
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The survey covered residents of all regions of Ukraine aged 18 and older, except for temporarily occupied territories and areas where Ukrainian mobile service was unavailable at the time of polling. The results were weighted according to current data from Ukraine’s State Statistics Service.
The sample is representative by age, sex and type of settlement. The maximum margin of error does not exceed 3.1% with a confidence level of 0.95.
On the evening of July 21, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Syrskyi would leave the post and that Joint Forces commander Mykhailo Drapatyi would become the new commander-in-chief.
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Syrskyi’s dismissal came amid protests in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities that began after Fedorov’s resignation as defense minister on July 16. The former defense minister said Syrskyi had blocked all initiatives from his team and had been “scheming.”
On July 22, Syrskyi said he was leaving the post of commander-in-chief and said that whatever his status, he would continue serving Ukraine until victory.
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Section: Nation
Author: Богуслав Романенко
