The Sociological Group "Rating" (Rating Group) conducted a representative survey of Ukraine's population on July 20–21, 2026, on current sociopolitical issues:

• trust in officials and public and political figures;
• current personnel matters (Mykhailo Fedorov, Oleksandr Syrskyi);
• electoral attitudes.

Note: the survey was completed before media reports appeared about Oleksandr Syrskyi's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Trust in politicians, officials, and public figures

We asked respondents to rate their trust in specific officials, political figures, and public figures.

The highest trust levels go to Valerii Zaluzhnyi (70%), Mykhailo Fedorov (65%), Kyrylo Budanov (62%), and Volodymyr Zelensky (59%).

• 54% of Ukrainians expressed trust in Oleksandr Usyk, compared with 23% for Oleksandr Syrskyi and 21% for Petro Poroshenko.
• Over the past week, trust in Mykhailo Fedorov rose from 35% to 65%, while trust in Oleksandr Syrskyi fell from 39% to 23%.

Personnel matters: Mykhailo Fedorov and Oleksandr Syrskyi

72% of Ukrainians did not support Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal as Minister of Defense, while 5% supported it.

Another 17% said they were indifferent, and 6% chose "difficult to answer."

Oleksandr Syrskyi's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was supported by more than half of respondents (55%), while 15% opposed the dismissal.

Another 19% said they were indifferent to the issue, and the remaining 11% chose "difficult to answer."

Electoral attitudes

We asked respondents whom they would vote for in the first round of a hypothetical presidential election in Ukraine.

• The top three by electoral support are Volodymyr Zelensky (22.3%), Valerii Zaluzhnyi (14.9%), and Mykhailo Fedorov (13.4%).
• Next come Kyrylo Budanov (7.2%), Oleksandr Usyk (5.9%), Petro Poroshenko (4.6%), Ihor Terekhov (4.3%), Dmytro Razumkov (3.7%), and Andrii Biletsky (2.3%).
• Yulia Tymoshenko – 1.7%, Serhii Prytula – 0.8%, Vitali Klitschko – 0.3%.
• 4% of respondents would vote for another candidate, 2.6% would not take part in the vote, and the remaining 11.9% answered "difficult to say."

Rating Group is one of Ukraine's largest research institutions, operating since 2008. The company is registered in Ukraine and has extensive experience conducting sociological surveys in Ukraine and abroad. The group includes the Rating Sociological Group, the Rating Lab research laboratory, the Rating Online platform, and the Rating CATI Center.