TARASKUZIO

Starytsia — 102-Day Contested Frontline in Kharkiv Oblast

Contested High Activity 50.255467°N 36.78349°E

Total Events

334

Artillery

129

UAV Attacks

4

Active Period

Jun 2, 2022 — Jan 3, 2026

Conflict Event Overview

Event Type Count % of Total
explosion Artillery Shelling 129 38.6%
flight Airstrikes 22 6.6%
warning IED/Mine Events 21 6.3%
bolt Raids 20 6%
radar Air Defense Actions 16 4.8%
group Civilian Casualties 16 4.8%
undo Retreats/Withdrawals 14 4.2%
local_fire_department Firefights 11 3.3%
home Property Damage 11 3.3%
person_off Military Casualties 5 1.5%
flight_takeoff UAV/Drone Attacks 4 1.2%
shield Armored Engagements 2 0.6%

Event Type Distribution

Artillery Shelling 129 Airstrikes 22 IED/Mine Events 21 Raids 20 Air Defense Actions 16 Civilian Casualties 16 Retreats/Withdrawals 14 Firefights 11 Property Damage 11 Military Casualties 5

Year-by-Year Conflict Profile

Year Events Artillery Airstrikes UAV Civilian YoY Change
2022 182 78 9 2 12
2023 80 30 5 0 4 -56%
2024 67 20 8 2 0 -16%
2025 4 0 0 0 0 -94%
2026 1 1 0 0 0 -75%

Documented Conflict Events

Showing 50 most recent individual event records for Starytsia.

Date Event Types Reports Allegiance Source
2026-01-03 Artillery ShellingProperty Damage 1 RU UA liveuamap
2025-01-31 Firefights 1 liveuamap
2025-01-30 Firefights 1 liveuamap
2025-01-07 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2025-01-06 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-12-15 1 liveuamap
2024-12-14 1 liveuamap
2024-12-04 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-11-22 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-11-08 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-10-12 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-10-11 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-09-11 1 liveuamap
2024-08-30 UAV/Drone Attacks 1 UA meduza
2024-07-26 Airstrikes 1 RU liveuamap
2024-07-25 Airstrikes 1 RU liveuamap
2024-07-22 Airstrikes 1 RU liveuamap
2024-07-21 Airstrikes 1 RU liveuamap
2024-07-18 Artillery ShellingProperty Damage 1 RU meduza
2024-07-15 Raids 1 liveuamap
2024-07-14 Raids 1 liveuamap
2024-07-11 AirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions 1 meduza
2024-06-19 1 UA meduza
2024-06-04 Raids 1 RU liveuamap
2024-06-03 Raids 1 RU liveuamap
2024-06-01 Raids 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-31 Raids 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-30 1 liveuamap
2024-05-29 1 liveuamap
2024-05-29 1 liveuamap
2024-05-27 Artillery Shelling 1 UA meduza
2024-05-26 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-25 2 UA liveuamap
2024-05-25 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-25 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-24 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-24 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-23 Retreats/Withdrawals 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-22 Retreats/Withdrawals 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-22 Retreats/Withdrawals 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-22 Retreats/Withdrawals 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-20 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-20 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-20 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-19 Artillery Shelling 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-19 1 RU liveuamap
2024-05-19 Artillery Shelling 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-19 Artillery Shelling 1 UA liveuamap
2024-05-19 Artillery Shelling 1 RU UA liveuamap
2024-05-19 Artillery Shelling 1 RU UA liveuamap

Activity Timeline

Monthly Events in Starytsia

76 57 38 19 0 2022-06 2023-03 2024-05 2024-11 2026-01

Territorial Control History

Current Status: Contested

Starytsia has been under Russian control for approximately 6 recorded days since February 2022.

2022-03-01 2026-04-12
Ukraine Russia Contested

Territorial Control Transitions

Starytsia has experienced 7 documented control status changes.

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

Duration: 14 days

2022-03-15 — Status changed to Ukraine Controlled (ISW: RU)

Duration: 47 days

2022-05-01 — Status changed to Russian Occupied (DSM: RU, ISW: RU)

Duration: 61 days

2022-07-01 — Status changed to Ukraine Controlled (DSM: RU, ISW: RU)

Duration: 62 days

2022-09-01 — Status changed to Russian Occupied (DSM: RU, ISW: RU)

Duration: 14 days

2022-09-15 — Status changed to Ukraine Controlled (DSM: RU, ISW: UA)

Duration: 1204 days

2026-01-01 — Status changed to Contested (DSM: RU, ISW: UA)

Duration: 108 days (ongoing)

Peak Conflict Periods

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

Month Events Artillery Airstrikes UAV Civilian Impact
2022-12 76 32 2 0 5
2022-11 73 33 7 2 5
2024-05 37 11 3 0 0
2022-10 31 13 0 0 2

Intelligence Sources

News and monitoring sources that reported conflict events in Starytsia.

liveuamap
324 (97%)
meduza
7 (2.1%)
militarnyy
1 (0.3%)
nv
1 (0.3%)
interfaxua
1 (0.3%)

Force Activity Analysis

Russian-Attributed

150

44.9% of events

Ukrainian-Attributed

40

12% of events

2022-06 2026-01
Russian Forces Ukrainian Forces

Comparative Analysis

vs Kharkiv Average

Metric Starytsia Oblast Avg Difference
Total Events 334 481 -147
Artillery Events 129 130 -1
Airstrike Events 22 37 -15
UAV Events 4 25 -21
Civilian Casualties 16 62 -46

Data Source

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

Last updated: January 3, 2026

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