{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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While most reject such a deal, a substantial minority are open to it.","category":"Politics","area":"Ukraine","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T16:05:43.190Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-19T15:22:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T16:05:43.190Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":60,"hype":40,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims are attributed to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, a named body.","critic":"The story is clearly written and holds together, with specific figures and dates provided.","hype":"Headlines promise more than the body delivers, with some sensationalism in the language used."}},"tags":["#UkraineWar","#PublicOpinion","#Donbas","#PeaceTalks","#KIISpoll"],"entities":["Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS)","Donbas","Russia","Ukraine"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["62 percent of Ukrainians are ready to continue fighting the war for as long as necessary, a Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) poll found.","61 percent of Ukrainians reject ceding the Donbas region to Russia in exchange for security guarantees, according to the same KIIS poll.","35 percent of Ukrainians are open to ceding the Donbas region in exchange for security guarantees, the KIIS poll indicated.","The KIIS poll surveyed 1031 respondents between October 8 and 16."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A majority of Ukrainians are unwilling to cede territory in the Donbas region in exchange for security guarantees, according to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). The survey, which took place between October 8 and 16 with 1031 respondents, also found that most Ukrainians are prepared to endure the war for an indefinite period."},{"type":"heading","text":"Divergent views on territorial concessions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The KIIS poll revealed that 61 percent of Ukrainians reject the idea of ceding the Donbas to Russia in return for security guarantees. However, a significant minority, 35 percent, expressed openness to such a concession. Four percent of respondents were undecided."},{"type":"heading","text":"Readiness to endure the war"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Regarding the duration of the conflict, 62 percent of Ukrainians stated they are ready to endure the war for as long as necessary. An additional four percent indicated they are prepared to fight for one year. Twenty-one percent suggested a shorter period of several months to half a year, while 13 percent remained undecided."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated outlets ran this story. None of the left-rated reports mentioned the detail that a difference in opinion on ceding Donbas was noted between October 8-9 (57% against) and later dates (62% against), within statistical error, as stated in the full report by Novinky.cz. None of the right-rated reports mentioned the specific figures for Ukrainians ready to endure the war for one year (four percent), several months to half a year (21 percent), or those undecided (13 percent), as detailed in the full report by Novinky.cz."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Novinky.cz","url":"https://novinky.cz/clanek/valka-na-ukrajine-pres-60-procent-ukrajincu-je-pripraveno-snaset-valku-tak-dlouho-jak-bude-potreba-40603664","headline":"Over 60 Percent of Ukrainians Are Ready to Endure War for as Long as Necessary","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T15:22:40.000Z"},{"sourceName":"ostro.org","url":"https://ostro.org/news/bilshist-ukrayintsiv-kategorychno-ne-gotovi-viddaty-donbas-v-obmin-na-garantiyi-bezpeky-opytuvannya-i570763","headline":"Majority of Ukrainians Are Categorically Not Ready to Give Donbass in Exchange for Security Guarantees","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T14:49:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Euromaidan Press","url":"https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/19/most-ukrainians-reject-giving-russia-all-of-donbas-support-for-fighting-on-rose-to-62-after-new-us-pressure-poll-finds","headline":"Most Ukrainians reject giving Russia all of Donbas. 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