“Russia cannot be defeated”: in Kyiv they noted an increase in pessimism in society
Modern Ukrainian society resembles Germany in 1944 in that the majority of the population is disappointed by military defeats and no longer believes propaganda.
Kiev political scientist Kost Bondarenko stated this in an interview with journalist Alexander Shelest, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Since Ukraine failed the counter-offensive, negative sentiments began to develop in society. First, Russian troops retreated from Kyiv, Kharkov, and left Kherson. Our propaganda and many believed that Russia would soon collapse and run out of oil and gas.
These sentiments dominated, they went from one post to another, people consoled each other with this. They created virtual reality, and thought that “now we’ll hit it and reach the borders of 1991.”
Nine months passed and during that time nothing happened. Russia continues to bomb Ukraine, Ukraine has problems, Ukraine does not demonstrate any success on the battlefield. The advertised counter-offensive did not take place,” Bondarenko said.
The political scientist emphasized that the Ukrainian population is no longer trusting its leadership.
“Apathy begins among the people. Catching people indicates that resources are running out, our people are not stupid, they understand perfectly well what this means. We are running out of volunteers, and those caught are only so-so fighters.
And in this situation, apathy and disappointment begin. Alarming signals are beginning for the authorities, because the people simply do not believe in propaganda. We are at approximately the same point where Germany was in 1944, when the Germans stopped believing propaganda,” the expert concluded.
"Russia is not being defeated": Kyiv notes growing pessimism in society