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Russia: conflict events in April 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

42events25 the month before
81est. deathsrange 59–103
35civilian deaths

Russia saw 42 recorded events and 81 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is +68% compared with 25 events the month before. The death toll range is 59 to 103.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 35.

Events were concentrated in Belgorod oblast (22), Kursk oblast (7), Krasnodar krai (4).

The most active pairing was Government of Russia (Soviet Union) - Government of Ukraine with 42 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-30: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-30: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (9 deaths)2026-04-29: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-29: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (3 deaths)2026-04-29: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-28: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (3 deaths)2026-04-28: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-27: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-26: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-26: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (5 deaths)2026-04-24: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-23: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-23: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-23: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (3 deaths)2026-04-22: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (2 deaths)2026-04-22: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-21: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (2 deaths)2026-04-21: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (2 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-20: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (12 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (2 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (3 deaths)2026-04-17: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-17: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-16: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (2 deaths)2026-04-16: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-15: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-15: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-12: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (2 deaths)2026-04-10: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-10: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-08: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-08: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (3 deaths)2026-04-07: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-04: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Russia, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, April 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Belgorod oblast2233
Kursk oblast725
Krasnodar krai413
Samara oblast23
Bryansk oblast22
Voronezh oblast11
Bashkortostan republic11
Lipetsk oblast11
Volgograd oblast11
Rostov oblast11

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
18 Apr 2026Belovskiy rayon
Kursk oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		12
2–23
30 Apr 2026Temruksky rayon
Krasnodar krai		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		9
26 Apr 2026Belovskiy rayon
Kursk oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		5
1–10
29 Apr 2026Shebekinskiy raion
Belgorod oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based, 3 civilian		3
28 Apr 2026Belgorod oblastGovernment of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based, 3 civilian		3
23 Apr 2026Belovskiy rayon
Kursk oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		3
1–3
18 Apr 2026Shebekinskiy raion
Belgorod oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		3
1–5
8 Apr 2026Shebekinskiy raion
Belgorod oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		3
1–3
22 Apr 2026Syzran urban okrug
Samara oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based, 2 civilian		2
21 Apr 2026Krasnoyaruzhsky raion
Belgorod oblast		Government of Russia vs Government of Ukraine
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Russia42
Government of Ukraine42

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based42
Non-state0
One-sided0

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.