What moods prevailed among Ukrainians at the end of September: a study of social networks
At the end of September, there were more negative sentiments among Ukrainians in social networks
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At the end of September, negative moods grew among Ukrainians on social networks – anger, anxiety and sadness caused by shelling and the situation at the front. At the same time, citizens do not care nuclear threats Russian Federation
About this testify the results of the research of social networks from September 21 to 27, which was conducted by specialists of the public organization CAT-UA.
An analysis of posts by Ukrainians showed that the pro-Ukrainian segment of the Internet is dominated by pessimistic sentiments due to shelling, the offensive of the Russian army in Donetsk region, the risks of strikes on nuclear power plants and other
Instead, the positive mood was caused by the visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi to the USA, the announcement of new aid packages from American, British and German partners In addition, this was facilitated by strikes on arsenals in Russia, failed start the “Sarmat” missile during its testing and point achievements at the front.
Experts emphasize that during the period of the study, the mood did not fundamentally change even after the spread of information about the expansion of Russia’s nuclear doctrine.
The analysis showed that Ukrainians almost stopped mentioning about The Kursk operationand the statement of the military Sergey Hnezdilov about the voluntary abandonment of the part is perceived “controversially” and does not have a significant spread.
Emotions among Ukrainians in social networks
CAT-UA experts believe that among the posts about the war Ukrainian users of social networks could be found most often angry moods (27% of posts). This mood was caused by Russian shelling and its consequences (victims among the population, blackouts and destruction).
Information about the torture of prisoners, the oppression of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories, as well as dissatisfaction with the policy of the authorities, etc., also caused anger.
In addition, the indicators were high anxiety – in 22% of posts. Their reasons were Russian offensives, nuclear threats, uncertainty due to world support, etc.
In the end, she did not leave the Ukrainians during the week of monitoring joywhich was recorded in 19% of posts in social networks. Usually, such messages related to well-aimed strikes on enemy arsenals, in particular in in a hurryreports of the General Staff, volunteer reports and global support.
In general, from September 21 to 27, the sentiment index dropped to minus 15.
The non-governmental organization CAT-UA analyzes the mood of Ukrainians in social networks according to 50 key military search terms.
In general, automated monitoring systems download more than 300,000 posts on the Facebook, X, Telegram, YouTube, TikTok, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki networks every day (the last two are are prohibited in Ukraine).
Among them, 1,350 posts (approximately 0.25%) of users with a pro-Ukrainian position are randomly selected and analyzed manually.
We will remind you that in August there were three weeks in a row among Ukrainians reigned optimistic mood in social networks. This was facilitated by the successes of the Armed Forces during Kursk operationflooding the ferry in the port “Kavkaz” and fire at the oil depot in Proletarsk.
