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Bryansk oblast, Russia: events and estimated deaths in May 2026

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UCDP recorded 5 eventsP of organized violence in Bryansk oblast, Russia in May 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 6P. UCDP counts 6P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2026 was 2 eventsP.

The count for May 2025 was 4 events. The change from May 2025 to May 2026 is up 25 percentP. Among the 19 months with a report for Bryansk oblast, Russia, May 2026 has the highest count of events. Bryansk oblast, Russia holds 17 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Russia in May 2026. In May 2025, the share was 8 percent.

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

The report of the country for this month: Russia, May 2026.

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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 .

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Events

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Table 1. Bryansk oblast, May 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 May 2026Trubchevsky rayon, Bryansk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based111
21 May 2026Unechsky raion, Bryansk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based222
22 May 2026Sevsky raion, Bryansk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based111
25 May 2026Trubchevsky rayon, Bryansk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based111
28 May 2026Klimovskiy rayon, Bryansk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based111

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

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Bryansk oblast: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of May 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)5P6P
Government of Ukraine5P6P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

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

All months

Table 3. Monthly reports of Bryansk oblast, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20261P4PCandidate Events
July 20264P5PCandidate Events
June 20263P5PCandidate Events
May 20265P6PCandidate Events
April 20262P2PCandidate Events
March 20265P14PCandidate Events
February 20263P3PCandidate Events
January 20261P1PCandidate Events
December 202511GED
October 202555GED
September 202511GED
August 202545GED
June 202524GED
May 202544GED
April 202544GED
March 202511GED
January 202511GED
December 202411GED
November 202411GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

Bryansk oblast: all figures

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ConflictStats. Bryansk oblast, Russia: events and estimated deaths in May 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/russia/bryansk-oblast/month/2026-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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