'In October 2022, around 80 percent of Russians approved of activities of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The popularity level saw an increase compared to the previous month, when it stood at 77 percent. The decline in September 2022 was explained by the announcement of a partial mobilization in the country in that month. After Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February 2022, the approval rating increased. During the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, the figure declined.'
Doesn't chime with Kagarlitsky's depiction of a demoralised, shambolic Russian public & military at eachother's throats and ready to depose Putin. Someone's telling porkies and I don't think it's statistica...