OREANDA-NEWS The index of support for the special operation in Ukraine among Russians was 74 percent. This is evidenced by the data published on Wednesday, March 23, by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion. This is stated in the material of Lenta.ru.

Seventeen percent of respondents do not support the military operation, down eight percentage points from February 25. Another nine percent of respondents found it difficult to answer the question of how they feel about Russia's special military operation.

Also, according to the poll, 46 percent of Russians believe that the special operation is aimed at disarming Ukraine and preventing the deployment of NATO military bases on its territory.

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special operation in Donbass.