50% of Ukrainian businesspeople expect active phase of war to be over by winter

"Economichna Pravda" — Sunday, 10 July 2022, 14:36

SUNDAY, 10 JULY 2022, 13: 43 - ILLIA KOLDOMASOV

Half of all businesspeople (49%) expect the acute phase of the war to end in the winter of this year, and are accordingly planning to reopen their businesses this winter, according to a Gradus Research study.

However, a third of the respondents (35%) believe that active military operations will last until the end of 2023, or even go on for years.

Background:

Earlier, Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, said that the majority of active military operations will end before the end of this year.

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