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Government of Ukraine: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 4,962 eventsP that involve Government of Ukraine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 90,449P.

The low estimate is 87,721 and the high estimate is 95,957P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 2 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Government of Ukraine has the 2nd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Government of Ukraine is one of the two sides in 22 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 7,687 events that involve Government of Ukraine. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 4,962P, which is down 35 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 100 percentP of the events that involve Government of Ukraine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Government of Ukraine on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

05001,000Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events that involve Government of Ukraine, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Government of Ukraine, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 2026257P6,232P
Aug 2026317P5,705P
Jul 2026451P5,044P
Jun 2026412P4,892P
May 2026323P6,766P
Apr 2026308P7,027P
Mar 2026317P7,889P
Feb 2026180P7,491P
Jan 2026244P13,394P
Dec 202570210,150
Nov 202566610,757
Oct 20257855,102
Sep 20258451,693
Aug 202582420,891
Jul 20257157,618
Jun 20255265,793
May 20255475,321
Apr 20256825,922
Mar 20256906,814
Feb 20256116,555
Jan 20254328,125
Dec 20244769,177
Nov 20245819,370
Oct 20247589,282

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Government of Ukraine, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Russia335P586P
Ukraine4,627P89,863P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Government of Ukraine, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Belgorod oblastRussia167P
Dnipropetrovsk oblastUkraine358P
Donetsk oblastUkraine1,543P
Kharkiv oblastUkraine565P
Kherson oblastUkraine454P
Luhansk oblastUkraine127P
Sumy oblastUkraine310P
Zaporizhzhya oblastUkraine635P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Government of Ukraine, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 4,962 events with 90,449 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Government of Ukraine, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)4,961P90,448P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Government of Ukraine: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict4,961Pover 99%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians1Punder 1%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. Government of Ukraine: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/government-of-ukraine/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Government of Ukraine did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 4,962 eventsP that involve Government of Ukraine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Russia and Ukraine.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.