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