Donetsk oblast, Ukraine: conflict statistics

UCDP recorded 1,951 organized-violence events in Donetsk oblast between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 12,970 deaths (range 11,143 to 21,965).

Increasing. Events in the last 90 days (282) were up +28% on the preceding 90 days (220).

The parties recorded in the most events over the last 12 months were Government of Russia (1,951 events), Government of Ukraine (1,947 events).

UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Donetsk oblast, 100% of events over the last 12 months were state-based armed conflict.

Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.