1,053 political violence events
9% decrease compared to last week
60 incidents of violence targeted at civilians
17% decrease compared to last week
At least 41 fatalities from civilian targeting
3% increase compared to last week
Key trends
- Russian forces continued to advance in the area between Pokrovsk, Vuhledar, and Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and in the area of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.
- Russian forces may have restored control over their side of the Russian-Ukrainian international border near Novyi Put in the southwestern part of Kursk region.
- ACLED records 32 Russian long-range missile and drone strikes, with almost half of them taking place in the districts of Kyiv city. Ukrainian forces also intercepted strikes in at least 45 further instances.
- Russian shelling, missiles, and drones killed at least 37 civilians across Ukraine. In addition, Ukrainian shelling killed two civilians in Russia-occupied Horlivka in the Donetsk region.
Key events
- 5 Nov. | Zaporizhia – A Russian missile hits civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhia city, killing eight civilians and wounding 24 others
- 6 Nov. | Dagestan – Ukrainian drones strike the Russian port of Kaspiysk, likely damaging two Russian warships
- 7 Nov. | Zaporizhia – Russian aerial bombs kill 10 civilians and wound 42 others in Zaporizhia city
Spotlight: Russia moves to encircle Kurakhove
Russian forces began encircling the town of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. Russian forces seized four settlements in Ukraine last week, all of them around Kurakhove, and advanced towards the town from the eastern, northern, and southwestern directions. Over half of all political violence events recorded in the Donetsk region last week took place in the Pokrovskyi district, home to Kurakhove, and almost a quarter – in the Kurakhivska territorial community. By securing the area of Kurakhove, Russian forces could be laying the foundation to resume their offensive on the major logistical hub of Pokrovsk.1Maria Kucheriavets, ‘Why Russia targeted Kurakhove and what risks it creates for the Ukrainian army: an expert’s assessment,’ RBC-Ukraine, 6 November 2024
Out of the pre-war population of over 20,000,2The Economist, ‘Danger in Donbas as Ukraine’s front line falters,’ 8 September 2024 up to a thousand residents currently remain in Kurakhove. With civilian infrastructure destroyed under constant shelling and drone strikes, most residents live in basements without running water, heating, or electricity.3Anton Shtuka and Evgeniy Maloletka, ‘As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city,’ Associated Press, 10 November 2024 Since a 6 October attack on aid workers in Illinka, north of Kurakhove, entry to the area has been prohibited, including for humanitarian aid organizations, with police evacuating civilians from the town in armored vehicles.4Anna Zheleznyak, ‘Evacuation in an armored vehicle, no aid since the enemy strikes transport – the Kurakhove city military administration explained the situation,’ Suspilne Media, 6 November 2024
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