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Kherson oblast, Ukraine: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Kherson oblastPopulation about 1,001,598 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 23 eventsP of organized violence in Kherson oblast, Ukraine in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 30P. The low estimate is 26 and the high estimate is 42P. The count for August 2026 was 33 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 454 eventsP in Kherson oblast, Ukraine. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 667P. The low estimate is 615 and the high estimate is 728P. UCDP counts 454P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 16 regions of Ukraine with a page, Kherson oblast has the 4th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Kherson oblast holds 10 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Ukraine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 709 events in Kherson oblast. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 454P, which is down 36 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Ukraine as a whole went from 6,902 to 4,642P, which is down 33 percent. For the events in Kherson oblast, the three types of violence have shares within 5 points of the shares for Ukraine.

Table 1. Kherson oblast, Ukraine: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events2333454
Estimated deaths, best estimate3043667
Low estimate of deaths2641615
High estimate of deaths4248728
Deaths of civilians2537454

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.

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  • UCDP recorded 23 events in Kherson oblast, Ukraine, in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 33 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

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Figure 1. Events in Kherson oblast 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. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Kherson oblast, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 454 events with 667 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Kherson oblast: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)454P667P
Government of Ukraine454P667P

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.

Second-level areas

The areas in Kherson oblast that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Kherson oblast in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Beryslav raion27P35P
Henichesk raion11P13P
Kakhovka raion36P54P
Kherson raion223P310P
Skadovsk raion28P75P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Kherson oblast: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict454P100%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Kherson oblast, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202623P30PCandidate Events
August 202633P43PCandidate Events
July 202648P61PCandidate Events
June 202639P55PCandidate Events
May 202637P49PCandidate Events
April 202632P43PCandidate Events
March 202636P48PCandidate Events
February 202624P33PCandidate Events
January 202627P36PCandidate Events
December 202551115GED
November 20255271GED
October 20255283GED
September 202571119GED
August 202570111GED
July 20255887GED
June 20255683GED
May 20255694GED
April 20255587GED
March 202570120GED
February 202555102GED
January 20254358GED
December 20244877GED
November 20246197GED
October 202466109GED
September 20246171GED
August 20244467GED

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.

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Kherson oblast, Ukraine in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 23 eventsP of organized violence in Kherson oblast, Ukraine in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 33 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Kherson oblast, Ukraine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 667P. The low estimate is 615 and the high estimate is 728P.

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. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.