{"id":16549,"date":"2025-09-23T09:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/?p=16549"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:17:12","slug":"faculty-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-show-how-russias-2022-invasion-welded-ukrainians-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/2025\/09\/23\/faculty-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-show-how-russias-2022-invasion-welded-ukrainians-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Show How Russia\u2019s 2022 Invasion Welded Ukrainians Together\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new piece in&nbsp;<em>The Conversation<\/em>&nbsp;by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty\u2014School of Information Sciences Assistant Professor and Information Integrity Institute Senior Faculty Fellow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sis.utk.edu\/about\/directory\/ben-horne\">Ben Horne<\/a>, School of Journalism and Media Professor and Information Integrity Institute Director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jem.utk.edu\/about\/directory\/catherine-luther\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catherine Luther<\/a>, together with Department of Anthropology Professor R. Alexander Bentley\u2014spotlights research into Ukrainian sentiment before and after Russia\u2019s invasion, exposing Russia\u2019s misreading of the country\u2019s Russian-speaking regions and the enduring backlash.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/blog\/2024\/06\/21\/professor-catherine-luther-awarded-400k-dod-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative Grant<\/a>, Horne and his colleagues found that Russia\u2019s invasion galvanized Ukrainian public opinion in a way not seen in neighboring Belarus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just before the 2022 invasion, blame for tensions was split with 36 percent in eastern and 51 percent in southern Ukraine faulted Russia. Six months later, opinions converged: about 97 percent of Ukrainians nationwide, including 96 percent in both east and south of the country, identified Russia as the aggressor. The invasion of Russia swiftly erased long-standing regional, linguistic, and religious divisions, the authors explain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s unity carries significant implications for current peace proposals, including scenarios that would freeze the existing front lines. Survey data, which include respondents in the Ukrainian cities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, show that even Russian-speaking residents have adopted a stronger Ukrainian identity since the invasion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full analysis in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/russias-invasion-united-different-parts-of-ukraine-against-a-common-enemy-3-years-on-that-unanimity-still-holds-255092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Conversation<\/em>:&nbsp;<em>Russia\u2019s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy\u20133 years on, that unanimity still holds<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(May 21, 2025).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new piece in&nbsp;The Conversation&nbsp;by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty\u2014School of Information Sciences Assistant Professor and Information Integrity Institute Senior Faculty Fellow&nbsp;Ben Horne, School of Journalism and Media Professor and Information Integrity Institute Director&nbsp;Catherine Luther, together with Department of Anthropology Professor R. 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