Ukraine Conflict Monitor
Update
Ukraine War Situation Update: 2 – 8 November 2024
Summary of events and trends during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, including key events and changes.
| 1,053 political violence events | 60 incidents of violence targeted at civilians | At least 41 fatalities from civilian targeting |
| 9% decrease compared to last week | 17% decrease compared to last week | 3% increase compared to last week |
Key events
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5 Nov.
Zaporizhia – A Russian missile hits civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhia city, killing eight civilians and wounding 24 others
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6 Nov.
Dagestan – Ukrainian drones strike the Russian port of Kaspiysk, likely damaging two Russian warships
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7 Nov.
Zaporizhia – Russian aerial bombs kill 10 civilians and wound 42 others in Zaporizhia city
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.
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.1
Out of the pre-war population of over 20,000,2 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.3 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.4
Explore the ACLED Conflict Exposure tool to assess the numbers of people affected by armed violence, disaggregated by locations, time period, and actors involved.
