The level of trust of Ukrainians in state institutions varies sharply: they rely most on the Armed Forces and rescuers, and least on the Verkhovna Rada and the government. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Razumkov Center.
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According to a sociological survey by the Razumkov Center, conducted in November 2025, 32.5% of Ukrainians believe that events in Ukraine are developing in the right direction, while 48% hold the opposite opinion.
The highest trust is placed in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (92%), the State Emergency Service (86%), volunteer organizations (81%), and volunteer detachments (78%). Among state bodies, the highest trust is observed in the National Guard (72%) and the State Border Guard Service (70.5%).
At the same time, there is almost no trust in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (76% distrust), in the government – 73%, in the state apparatus – 75%, in political parties – 71.5%,
The level of trust in the President of Ukraine and Ukrainian media has practically equaled the level of distrust (48% and 45% distrust, respectively).
As sociologists note, "the share of those who believe that events are developing in the right direction is significantly higher among those who trust the Ukrainian authorities – from 19% among those who do not trust them at all, to 51.5% among those who fully trust them."
Problems of Ukrainian society and budget priorities:
The main problem for citizens remains military actions at the front (68% of respondents indicated it), as well as corruption in government bodies (45%), destruction of housing due to missile and drone attacks (40%) and infrastructure (38%). Other important issues are power, water, and gas outages (30%), low salaries and pensions (29%), inflation (27%), and high utility tariffs (25%).
Regarding state budget expenditures during the war and post-war period, respondents believe that the priority should be to support war veterans (53%), strengthen civilian protection of the population (46%), build and repair social infrastructure (32%), and increase salaries and pensions (31%).
Addition
The Razumkov Center survey involved 2008 respondents - Ukrainians aged 18 and over. The theoretical sampling error does not exceed 2.3%. The survey showed that the level of trust of Ukrainians in various institutions varies significantly.
Recall
A KIIS survey showed a significant drop in Ukrainians' trust in NATO and the US, while trust in the European Union and President Zelensky remains stable. Only 9% of citizens support elections during the war.