KIEV, Sept. 26 – Half of Ukrainians are against granting special status to Donbas, according to an opinion poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre for Sociological Research in September.

According to the results of the opinion poll "Citizens Attitude to Donbas Situation" published on Monday on the website of the Razumkov Center, 50% of respondents are against the granting of the special status to Donbas, 22.7% of respondents support such an idea. At the same, the special status for Donbas is not supported by the majority of the inhabitants of the western and central regions and a relative majority of residents of southern regions. In eastern regions and government-controlled part of Donbas the number of supporters and opponents of the special status is approximately the same.