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Russia: events and estimated deaths in December 2024

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UCDP recorded 75 events of organized violence in Russia in December 2024. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 1,832. UCDP counts 47 of these deaths as deaths of civilians. In a few events, the high estimate of UCDP is lower than the best estimate, or the low estimate is higher. The site shows the figures as UCDP publishes them. The count for November 2024 was 123 events.

Among the 26 months with a report for Russia, December 2024 has the 6th highest count of events. Russia holds 4 percent of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in December 2024.

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.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Russia, December 2024: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsEstimated deaths
Belgorod oblast44
Bryansk oblast11
Chechnya republic138
Kursk oblast65558
Moscow gorod24
North Ossetia republic11
Figure 1. Events in Russia, December 2024. The map shows 75 events with 1,832 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.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Russia has each event.

Table 2. Russia, December 2024: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (12 of 75 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsLowHigh
1 Dec 2024No place givenGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based1,2261,229204
1 Dec 2024Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based239239239
6 Dec 2024Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based12223
10 Dec 2024Korenevskiy rayon, Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based24547
12 Dec 2024Sudzhanskiy rayon, Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based12324
15 Dec 2024Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based242050
16 Dec 2024Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based12223
17 Dec 2024Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based14328
22 Dec 2024Sudzhanskiy rayon, Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based11223
22 Dec 2024Sudzhanskiy rayon, Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based10220
23 Dec 2024Kursk oblastGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based20439
25 Dec 2024Grozny municipality, Chechnya republicGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); Government of UkraineState-based383838

In a few events, the high estimate of UCDP is lower than the best estimate, or the low estimate is higher. The site shows the figures as UCDP publishes them.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Russia: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of December 2024, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)751,832
Government of Ukraine741,830
IS12

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.

Type of violence

Table 4. Russia: events by type of violence, December 2024
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict75100%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Russia, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202611P30PCandidate Events
August 202620P54PCandidate Events
July 202651P75PCandidate Events
June 202644P83PCandidate Events
May 202630P77PCandidate Events
April 202642P81PCandidate Events
March 202625P43PCandidate Events
February 202616P20PCandidate Events
January 202617P17PCandidate Events
December 20253053GED
November 20252548GED
October 20252943GED
September 20254183GED
August 20253763GED
July 20253986GED
June 20253055GED
May 202548136GED
April 202562187GED
March 202577978GED
February 202563937GED
January 2025561,764GED
December 2024751,832GED
November 20241233,206GED
October 20241492,666GED
September 20241231,194GED
August 20241061,148GED

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 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Russia: events and estimated deaths in December 2024. https://conflictstats.com/country/russia/month/2024-12/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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