1,091 political violence events
<1% decrease compared to last week
85 incidents of violence targeted at civilians
6% increase compared to last week
At least 47 fatalities from civilian targeting
21% increase compared to last week
Key trends
- In the Donetsk region, Russian troops took control of three settlements southeast of Pokrovsk, one west of Donetsk, and one northeast of Vuhledar.
- Russian forces continued to advance towards Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region and gained ground near Makiivka in the Luhansk region, close to the administrative boundaries with the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
- ACLED records 12 Russian long-range missile and drone strikes, targeting Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions, and the western regions of Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi. Ukraine also intercepted strikes in at least 41 instances across 15 regions, including over the city of Kyiv and the surrounding region.
- Russian shelling, missiles, and drones killed at least 43 civilians across Ukraine. In addition, Ukrainian drone strikes and shelling killed eight civilians in the Russia-occupied areas of the Donetsk region.
Key events
- 8 Sep. | Kharkiv – Russian missiles hit a residential area of Derhachi, killing one civilian and injuring 13 more
- 12 Sep. | Donetsk – Russian forces shell an aid distribution site in Viroliubivka, killing three ICRC employees
- 13 Sep. | Donetsk – Russian shelling destroys key overpass to Myrnohrad in Pokrovsk
Spotlight: Russia counter-attacks in Kursk region
Russian forces launched counteroffensive operations in Russia’s Kursk region after losing control over more than 1,000 square kilometers as a result of the Ukrainian incursion since 6 August. On 10 and 11 September, Russian troops reportedly recaptured nine settlements in the Korenevskiy district. Ukraine remains in control of the town of Sudzha and the larger part of the surrounding district. Russia is reportedly deploying additional units to the Kursk region. Meanwhile, in a probable attempt to regain the initiative and further stretch Russian resources, Ukrainian forces crossed the Russia-Ukraine border near Tyotkino in the Glushkovskyi district, west of the current area of operations.
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