CEO of Rating Group, Oleksii Antypovych, took part in the All-Ukrainian Forum “Ukrainian Identity” held in Dnipro on 27 November 2025!

This annual event brings together the efforts of national and local authorities as well as civil society organisations working to strengthen Ukrainian national and civic identity. The forum is organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Department for the Promotion of Ukrainian National and Civic Identity of the Ministry, the All-Ukrainian Association of United Territorial Communities, and the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.

As part of the event’s first panel, Oleksii Antypovych presented the results of a nationally representative sociological study on the development of Ukrainian national and civic identity, together with Nataliia Hontarenko, Acting Head of the Department for the Promotion of Ukrainian National and Civic Identity at the Ministry of Youth and Sports. This survey was carried out by Rating Group in September 2025 at the request of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Key findings:

• The overwhelming majority of Ukrainians (99%) primarily identify as citizens of Ukraine, 87% as members of their ethnic group, and 75% as members of their local community.
• According to respondents, the most important factor in being considered Ukrainian is feeling Ukrainian (94%). Other widely supported criteria include respecting Ukrainian laws and the political system (89%), holding Ukrainian citizenship (86%), and feeling responsible for the situation in the country (84%).
• Overall, 73% believe that a person's nationality is defined by self-identification rather than the ethnic origin of their parents.
• Commemorating the memory of the war has become a cultural practice: 72% of Ukrainians regularly join the nationwide moment of silence, and an additional 18% do so occasionally.
• The most frequently visited forms of cultural memory include screenings of documentary and feature films about Ukraine, festivals dedicated to Ukrainian culture, museums, and memorial complexes.

More results can be found in the attached presentation and report.