Majority of Russians want war against Ukraine to continue

The majority of Russians want the war against Ukraine to continue, according to a poll by the independent sociological organisation Levada Centre, 72 per cent of Russians are in favour of continuing the bloody war

42% of respondents "strongly support" and 32% "rather support" the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine

The highest level of support for the actions of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine is represented among older age groups (40-54 years and 55 and older) and amounts to about 75%; the lowest is characteristic of young respondents (18-24): among them 62% express support.

At the same time, at the end of November, as compared to September, the share of people who follow the events in Ukraine has decreased: 23% follow them "very carefully" (in September - 32%) and another 35% follow them "fairly closely" (34% in September). The remaining respondents follow them without paying much attention or not following them at all. The most "grateful" spectators of Russian propaganda are elderly people

Russians also continue to grow increasingly confident that the military action in Ukraine will drag on: only 17% of respondents now believe that the hostilities will last for up to six months (up from 24% in August). 64% of respondents believe that the hostilities will last for more than six months (up from 57% in August)