Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the UK, Valery Zaluzhny, topped the latest trust rankings among Ukrainian public figures, with 73% of respondents expressing confidence in him. The findings come from a nationwide public opinion survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) between May 7 and June 3, 2026.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Ratings for Ukrainian politicians Among civilian politicians and public figures, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov ranked highest, with 52% trust and 19% distrust, giving him a net trust rating of +32. He was followed by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who received 50% trust and 21% distrust, for a net rating of +29; Fedorov previously served as Ukraine’s digital transformation minister and championed the country’s digitalization efforts. President Volodymyr Zelensky ranked third among politicians, with 61% of respondents expressing trust and 34% distrust, resulting in a rating of +27. Other public figures with positive trust ratings included the head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration (OVA), Vitaliy Kim (+20), the commander of the unmanned systems battalion and leader of the Radical Party, Oleh Liashko (+5), and public figure Serhiy Prytula (+2). The remaining politicians recorded negative ratings. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko scored -11, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko -14, lawmaker Dmytro Razumkov -19, and lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko -23.