Only 41% of Russians believe that Russia should support the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" (self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics) in the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine, according to a public opinion poll conducted by Russian NGO Levada Center on September 15-19.
More than 92% of Ukrainian citizens consider themselves ethnic Ukrainians, while a mere 5.5% identify themselves as ethnic Russians, according to a survey conducted by Gorshenin Institute in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Ukraine and Belarus.