Now, 74 percent of respondents said they supported the actions of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, down 7 percent from a poll released earlier this month.
The survey found that 59 percent of Russians are closely following the war. A pollon April 11 showed that 64 percent of Russians were closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine at that time.
The poll released Thursday also showed a drop in Russians' approval of the war in Ukraine. According to the survey, 74 percent of respondents now said they supported the actions of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, compared to 81 percent in the earlier poll. The latest survey was conducted between April 21 and April 27, while the former poll was conducted in late March.
The poll numbers come as Russia has faced stiff resistance from the Ukrainian armed forces since Russian forces invaded the country in late February. After attempting to take the city of Kyiv earlier in the conflict,
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