Ukraine Conflict Update: 8 – 14 April 2023

Posted: 26 April 2023| Region: Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia | Category: Ukraine Update

Authors: Olha Polishchuk; Nichita Gurcov; Ciro Murillo

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Situation Summary

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued in the Donetsk region, particularly in and around Bakhmut and in the areas of Avdiivka and Marinka. Russian forces also continued ground attacks along the Kreminna-Svatove line in the Luhansk region. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia exchanged more than 100 prisoners of war on each side on 10 April.

Russian shelling and missile strikes killed over a dozen civilians in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions. Among them, 15 civilians were killed and more than 20 were wounded when Russian missiles hit a residential building in Slovyansk in the Donetsk region on 14 April. At least one civilian was killed and eight were wounded in landmine explosions in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Kyiv regions.

Olha Polishchuk

Olha Polishchuk is the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since September 2018, originally hired as the Ukraine Researcher. Currently, she manages a team of researchers covering countries across Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia and oversees the dataset and analysis work for the region. Olha holds an LLM in Law of the Sea from the Arctic University of Norway, an LLM in Human Rights Law with International Law from the University of Kent, and a bachelor's degree from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She has experience working in the private law sector, with Ukrainian government institutions, and human rights NGOs.

Nichita Gurcov

Nichita Gurcov is the Europe & Central Asia Senior Analyst at ACLED. He has been with the organization since January 2023. Nichita holds an MA in International Politics from the University of Manchester and a BA in Journalism from Moldova State University. He previously worked on conflicts in Moldova and Ukraine.

Ciro Murillo

Ciro Murillo is a Data Literacy Officer at ACLED and has been with the organization since April 2022. He currently supports the data literacy strategy of the analysis department. Ciro holds a BA in Political Science and Government from Universidad del Norte (Colombia). Ciro has over three years of experience working on research about the Colombian conflict and information management support for humanitarian organizations.

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