Kherson: retaken, 1,884 civilian incidents

Ukraine Controlled Extreme Activity 46.641516°N 32.619654°E

Total Events

12,776

Artillery

3,512

UAV Attacks

601

Active Period

Feb 24, 2022 — Apr 11, 2026

Conflict Event Overview

Event Type	Count	% of Total
explosion Artillery Shelling	3,512	27.5%
group Civilian Casualties	1,884	14.7%
home Property Damage	1,251	9.8%
flight Airstrikes	1,127	8.8%
warning IED/Mine Events	921	7.2%
undo Retreats/Withdrawals	636	5%
flight_takeoff UAV/Drone Attacks	601	4.7%
person_off Military Casualties	440	3.4%
radar Air Defense Actions	350	2.7%
bolt Raids	248	1.9%
domain Occupation Events	143	1.1%
local_fire_department Firefights	137	1.1%
shield Armored Engagements	98	0.8%
local_hospital Hospital/Medical	96	0.8%
computer Cyber Operations	40	0.3%

Event Type Distribution

Year-by-Year Conflict Profile

Year	Events	Artillery	Airstrikes	UAV	Civilian	YoY Change
2022	5,755	1,083	236	145	362	—
2023	3,544	1,325	289	75	665	-38%
2024	2,375	960	408	181	648	-33%
2025	977	130	183	170	188	-59%
2026	125	14	11	30	21	-87%

Documented Conflict Events

Showing 50 most recent individual event records for Kherson.

Date	Event Types	Reports	Allegiance	Source
2026-04-11	UAV/Drone AttacksRaidsProperty Damage	1	RU UA	espreso
2026-04-08	Civilian Casualties	1		unian
2026-04-07		1		unian
2026-04-05		1		espreso
2026-04-04	RaidsAir Defense ActionsCivilian CasualtiesProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liga
2026-04-03		1		unian
2026-03-30	Armored Engagements	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-29	Firefights	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-27	UAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-25	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-23	AirstrikesProperty Damage	1		liveuamap
2026-03-23		1	RU UA	espreso
2026-03-22	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-22	UAV/Drone Attacks	1		liveuamap
2026-03-19	Artillery ShellingAir Defense ActionsCivilian CasualtiesProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-18	Property Damage	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-18	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-17	UAV/Drone AttacksRaidsProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-16	Artillery ShellingUAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-16	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-15		1	RU UA	meduza
2026-03-15	UAV/Drone Attacks	1	UA	espreso
2026-03-14	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-14		1	UA	espreso
2026-03-13	UAV/Drone AttacksRaidsProperty Damage	2	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-12	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-12	AirstrikesProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-12	UAV/Drone AttacksCivilian Casualties	1	RU	liveuamap
2026-03-11	Artillery ShellingCivilian CasualtiesProperty Damage	1	RU	liveuamap
2026-03-11		1		unian
2026-03-11	Military Casualties	1	UA	espreso
2026-03-08	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-08	UAV/Drone AttacksCivilian Casualties	1	RU	liveuamap
2026-03-07	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-07		1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-06	UAV/Drone Attacks	1		liveuamap
2026-03-06	Firefights	1	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-05	RaidsProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-04	Firefights	2	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-04	UAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-03	UAV/Drone AttacksProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-03	Firefights	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-03	Firefights	3	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-02	UAV/Drone AttacksProperty Damage	1	RU UA	liveuamap
2026-03-02	Firefights	3	UA	liveuamap
2026-03-01		1	UA	unian
2026-03-01	Artillery ShellingProperty Damage	1	RU UA	unian
2026-03-01		1		liga
2026-03-01	Property Damage	1		espreso
2026-03-01	Firefights	2	UA	liveuamap, espreso

Activity Timeline

Monthly Events in Kherson

Territorial Control History

Current Status: Ukraine Controlled

Kherson has been under Russian control for approximately 17 recorded days since February 2022.

Ukraine Russia Contested

Territorial Control Transitions

Kherson has experienced 2 documented control status changes.

2022-03-01 — Status changed to Russian Occupied (ISW: RU)

Duration: 259 days

2022-11-15 — Status changed to Ukraine Controlled (DSM: RU, ISW: RU)

Duration: 1251 days (ongoing)

Peak Conflict Periods

Months with 30+ recorded events in Kherson, ranked by intensity.

Month	Events	Artillery	Airstrikes	UAV	Civilian Impact
2022-11	1,010	221	57	18	90
2022-10	686	126	35	17	35
2022-12	638	211	42	15	75
2022-09	595	120	15	17	22
2022-07	536	77	14	12	22
2022-03	515	77	25	10	30
2022-08	487	72	19	11	21
2022-06	462	71	12	6	27
2023-12	402	212	36	23	116
2023-11	385	185	24	12	102
2022-04	381	58	8	11	19
2023-01	363	120	36	3	44

Intelligence Sources

News and monitoring sources that reported conflict events in Kherson.

liveuamap

3,409 (26.7%)

pravdaua

1,470 (11.5%)

interfaxua

1,342 (10.5%)

unian

1,147 (9%)

espreso

923 (7.2%)

903 (7.1%)

ria

826 (6.5%)

24tvua

569 (4.5%)

liga

525 (4.1%)

pravdaua, unian

151 (1.2%)

Force Activity Analysis

Russian-Attributed

4,758

37.2% of events

Ukrainian-Attributed

1,686

13.2% of events

Russian Forces Ukrainian Forces

Comparative Analysis

vs Kherson Average

Metric	Kherson	Oblast Avg	Difference
Total Events	12,776	747	+12,029
Artillery Events	3,512	200	+3,312
Airstrike Events	1,127	74	+1,053
UAV Events	601	36	+565
Civilian Casualties	1,884	108	+1,776

Data Source

Location Conflict Data: VIINA Dataset (Georgetown University) — Violent Incident Information from News Articles. Territorial control: ISW + DeepStateMap composite.

Last updated: April 11, 2026