- March 1, 2026
- 10:48 pm
- Ukraine
The events surrounding the US and Israeli strikes on Iran received a strong response in Ukrainian society. An online survey conducted among the Ukrainian audience showed an almost unanimous position — a result that the organizers themselves called indicative for understanding the modern geopolitics of war. This was reported on March 1, 2026, by Israeli 9tv.
It’s not just about sympathies for one country or another. For many Ukrainians, the conflict around Iran is directly related to their own war.
The survey that became a political indicator
How Ukrainians voted
Political technologist and political commentator Mikhail Sheitelman, an Israeli citizen living in Kyiv, offered subscribers of his Telegram channel to answer a direct question:
“Who are you for — Israel and the USA or Iran?”
In one day, more than 38.6 thousand people participated. According to the author of the survey, most participants were residents of Ukraine or Ukrainians abroad.
The result was almost absolute:
99% of participants supported Israel and the USA
about 1% expressed support for Iran
Such a difference was not unexpected for observers accustomed to high political polarization on social networks.
Why Iran is perceived as a side of the war in Ukraine
Commenting on the voting results, Sheitelman explained that Ukrainians’ attitudes were formed not around Middle Eastern politics as such, but around Iran’s role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
According to him, Iran is considered one of Moscow’s key allies in Ukrainian public perception.
He noted that Russia used tens of thousands of Shahed-type strike drones supplied by Tehran against Ukrainian cities, as well as received technologies and military support that allowed for continued massive attacks on civilian infrastructure.
Through the Caspian Sea, as analysts and Ukrainian sources claim, supplies of weapons and components continued, strengthening the Russian military campaign.
In fact, a stable alliance of Kremlin allies has formed in the Ukrainian political worldview: Belarus, North Korea, and Iran, with Tehran being considered by many as Moscow’s most important military partner.
As noted by the editorial staff of NAnews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency, this factor explains why events in the Middle East are perceived by Ukrainians not as a distant regional conflict, but as a continuation of a global confrontation directly affecting the security of Europe and Israel.
Reaction to the elimination of the Iranian regime leader
Separately, Mikhail Sheitelman drew attention to the reaction of the Ukrainian audience to reports of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
According to him, many Ukrainians welcomed this event as a signal that even the most closed and rigid regimes can be vulnerable.
In public discussions, the idea increasingly emerged: if such operations are possible, then scenarios for ending protracted wars may be quite different than previously assumed.
In essence, it’s about a psychological effect — the feeling that political realities can change faster than it seemed a few years ago.
The UN factor and changing attitudes towards Israel
Analysts also link the survey results to the recent vote at the United Nations.
On February 24, the UN General Assembly supported a resolution initiated by Kyiv demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied Ukrainian territories. The document received support from 107 countries, 12 countries opposed, and 51 countries abstained.
Israel voted for this resolution, which became a noticeable political signal for Ukrainian society.
According to Sheitelman, it was the coincidence of these events that played a role: support for Ukraine on the international stage strengthened the perception of Israel as a potential ally, and subsequent strikes on Iranian targets were already viewed by many Ukrainians through the prism of overall security and opposition to authoritarian regimes.
As a result, the survey showed not just a reaction to a specific military operation, but a deeper trend — the formation of a new axis of perception of global conflicts, where wars in Europe and the Middle East are increasingly seen as parts of a single geopolitical process.
