Six months after Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine, what kind of situation are the Ukrainians in and what do they want?
NHK interviewed 30 people in the center of the capital Kyiv.
Questions were
asked in the form of a questionnaire on three points: ▽
concerns in daily life, ▽
way of thinking toward the resolution of the situation, and ▽
expectations
for the international community .
Concerns about life “Mental illness and stress” “Inconvenience in life”
Regarding "worries in living", "mental illness and stress due to the experience of fighting" and "inconvenience in life such as the issuance of air defense warnings and shortened business hours of stores" are common. We were 8 people.
In Kyiv, the number of missile attacks has decreased and the city has regained its vitality. At first glance, people seem to be enjoying their daily lives, but air defense warnings have become the norm.
A man in his 40s who evacuated to Kyiv from the second largest city of Kharkiv said, "I feel a lot of stress every time my child hears an air defense alarm." , It is very tiring to move to the shelter. I hope the war will end soon."
On the other hand, another woman in her 20s said, ``At first, I was saddened by the news of the victims of civilians, but now I feel nothing.
How to end the war "We will fight to the end without giving in on territory"
When asked how this war should end, 28 out of 30 said they should fight to the end without conceding territory.
Not a single person responded that the war should be ended as soon as possible, even if it means conceding territory.
Other than that, there was also a person who gave a free description answer that "President Putin and his aides should be eliminated."
"We don't want more soldiers to die, but we have no choice but to fight because we don't want to live under Russian occupation," said a woman in her 20s from a town in the southeastern part of the country under Russian military control. I was.
A man in his 20s said, "Russia intends to exterminate Ukrainians." was emphasizing
Expectations for the International Community “Further Supply of Weapons by the West”
When asked about their expectations of the international community, 19 respondents chose "further supply of weapons by the United States and Europe," the largest number of respondents. I am sending.
A woman in her 30s who fled from the eastern Donetsk region complained, "I lost my home, my job, my family and friends, everything I had before the invasion. Ukraine will win. I need support for that." .