Three-quarters of Ukrainians have problems with electricity and heating and blame Russia for this - Razumkov Center/KSF

KYIV. Feb 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) — A majority of Ukrainians — three quarters of respondents — are experiencing problems with electricity supply, and more than one third with heating, with an overwhelming majority placing responsibility for this on the aggressor state, according to a sociological survey prepared by the Razumkov Centre on the commission of the Kyiv Security Forum specifically ahead of the Munich Security Conference held February 13-15.

Some 73.4% of respondents rated electricity supply at their place of residence over the week preceding the survey as poor, while 1.9% indicated that electricity supply was entirely absent. Only 24.4% rated electricity supply as good.

The heating situation is somewhat better: 59.9% of respondents indicated that heating at their place of residence was good, 38.5% rated it as poor, and 1.4% reported it entirely absent.

An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians — 78.7% — place primary responsibility for prolonged interruptions to electricity, water, and heat supply on Russian forces carrying out strikes.

At the same time, almost half of respondents — 46.5% — blame local authorities. This contrasts sharply with December 2022, when 13.6% of respondents placed responsibility on local authorities.

Some 20.5% of respondents pointed to the responsibility of private and municipal utility companies (compared with 17.7% in December 2022), while 17.4% placed responsibility on the President and Government of Ukraine (compared with 12.7% in December 2022).

The share of those blaming Western countries for insufficient assistance dropped sharply — from 25% in December 2022 to 4.3% in February 2026.

Three quarters of respondents reported that their settlement had suffered as a result of Russian attacks: 42.4% seriously, and 33.8% to a minor degree. Only 15.5% indicated that their settlement had not been affected. Some 7.6% of respondents reported that they personally or their family had suffered physically or materially as a result of Russian attacks.

More than one third of respondents — 36.8% — believe Ukraine should intensify strikes on critical infrastructure in Russia. A relative majority — 44.8% — consider that Ukraine should act as it is acting now. Only 4.5% said they were prepared to accept all of Russia’s conditions in order to end the war more quickly.

The survey was conducted by the Razumkov Centre on the commission of the Kyiv Security Forum from January 31 to February 4, 2026, using the telephone interview method. A total of 1,003 respondents aged 18 and above residing in all regions of Ukraine under government control covered by Ukrainian mobile operators were interviewed. The sample structure reflects the demographic structure of the adult population of the surveyed territories as of early 2022, by macro-region, age, gender, and settlement type. The theoretical margin of error does not exceed 3.2%.