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Ukraine War Situation Update: 30 November – 6 December 2024

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Authors: Olha Polishchuk; Cristian Vlas

870 political violence events

14% decrease compared to last week

49 incidents of violence targeted at civilians

6% decrease compared to last week

At least 38 fatalities from civilian targeting

58% increase compared to last week

Key trends

  • In the Donetsk region, Russian forces occupied six settlements in the Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka areas. Meanwhile, counterattacking Ukrainian forces recaptured a village north of Velyka Novosilka.
  • In the Kharkiv region, Russian forces continued to advance along the boundary with the Luhansk region in the area of Kupiansk.
  • ACLED records 16 Russian long-range missile and drone strikes, including in the western regions of Rivne and Ternopil and the Kyiv region. Ukrainian forces also intercepted strikes in at least 35 further instances.
  • Russian shelling, missiles, and drones killed at least 36 civilians across Ukraine, most of them in the Kherson, Zaporizhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Key events

  • 30 Nov. | Dnipropetrovsk – A Russian missile hits an apartment building in Tsarychanka, killing five civilians and wounding over 20 others
  • 6 Dec. | Zaporizhia – Russian aerial bombs kill 10 civilians and wound 27 others in Zaporizhia city
  • 6 Dec. | Crimea – Ukrainian naval drones carrying small arms attack a shipbuilding yard near Kerch