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

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Zaporizhzhya oblast

UCDP recorded 26 eventsP of organized violence in Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 57P. The low estimate is 31 and the high estimate is 86P. The count for August 2026 was 41 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 635 eventsP in Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 1,356P. The low estimate is 1,016 and the high estimate is 2,501P. UCDP counts 379P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 16 regions of Ukraine with a page, Zaporizhzhya oblast has the 2nd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Zaporizhzhya oblast holds 14 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 633 events in Zaporizhzhya oblast. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 635P, which is level. 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 Zaporizhzhya oblast, the three types of violence have shares within 5 points of the shares for Ukraine.

Table 1. Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events2641635
Estimated deaths, best estimate571001,356
Low estimate of deaths31611,016
High estimate of deaths861452,501
Deaths of civilians1944379

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 26 events in Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine, in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 41 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in Zaporizhzhya 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 Zaporizhzhya oblast, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 635 events with 1,356 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. Zaporizhzhya 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)635P1,356P
Government of Ukraine635P1,356P

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

Table 3. Second-level areas of Zaporizhzhya oblast in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Berdyansk raion21P34P
Melitopol raion24P53P
Polohy raion259P697P
Vasylivka raion63P120P
Zaporizhzhia raion141P219P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Zaporizhzhya oblast: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict635P100%
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 Zaporizhzhya oblast, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202626P57PCandidate Events
August 202641P100PCandidate Events
July 202663P118PCandidate Events
June 202659P122PCandidate Events
May 202639P74PCandidate Events
April 202635P65PCandidate Events
March 202658P168PCandidate Events
February 202624P32PCandidate Events
January 202621P49PCandidate Events
December 2025101202GED
November 202585185GED
October 202583184GED
September 202577141GED
August 202580164GED
July 202569160GED
June 20254681GED
May 202547109GED
April 202567184GED
March 202563136GED
February 202545106GED
January 20252461GED
December 20242991GED
November 202440107GED
October 20244682GED
September 20244985GED
August 20244276GED

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 Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 26 eventsP of organized violence in Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 41 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 Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 1,356P. The low estimate is 1,016 and the high estimate is 2,501P.

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.