TARASKUZIO

Stepove Russian-Held — 52 Shelling, 29 Airstrikes

Russian Occupied Moderate Activity 48.185466°N 37.689519°E

Total Events

128

Artillery

52

UAV Attacks

33

Active Period

Feb 15, 2023 — Apr 7, 2024

Conflict Event Overview

Event Type Count % of Total
explosion Artillery Shelling 52 40.6%
flight_takeoff UAV/Drone Attacks 33 25.8%
flight Airstrikes 29 22.7%
shield Armored Engagements 20 15.6%
undo Retreats/Withdrawals 18 14.1%
radar Air Defense Actions 15 11.7%
person_off Military Casualties 9 7%
home Property Damage 7 5.5%
domain Occupation Events 5 3.9%
bolt Raids 3 2.3%
local_fire_department Firefights 1 0.8%
group Civilian Casualties 1 0.8%

Event Type Distribution

Artillery Shelling 52 UAV/Drone Attacks 33 Airstrikes 29 Armored Engagements 20 Retreats/Withdrawals 18 Air Defense Actions 15 Military Casualties 9 Property Damage 7 Occupation Events 5 Raids 3

Documented Conflict Events

Showing 50 most recent individual event records for Stepove.

Date Event Types Reports Allegiance Source
2024-04-07 AirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksRetreats/WithdrawalsMilitary Casualties 1 RU meduza
2024-03-28 Armored EngagementsRetreats/Withdrawals 1 RU meduza
2024-03-28 UAV/Drone AttacksArmored EngagementsRetreats/Withdrawals 1 RU meduza
2024-03-15 AirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions 1 meduza
2024-03-06 Artillery ShellingOccupation Events 1 RU UA meduza
2024-03-06 UAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions 1 UA meduza
2024-03-02 1 UA liveuamap
2024-03-02 1 UA liveuamap
2024-03-01 1 UA liveuamap
2024-03-01 1 UA liveuamap
2024-02-29 Occupation Events 1 RU liveuamap
2024-02-29 AirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksRetreats/WithdrawalsMilitary Casualties 1 RU meduza
2024-02-29 Artillery ShellingAirstrikesUAV/Drone Attacks 1 meduza
2024-02-29 Armored EngagementsRetreats/Withdrawals 1 RU meduza
2024-02-29 Artillery ShellingUAV/Drone AttacksProperty Damage 1 UA meduza
2024-02-29 Artillery ShellingAirstrikes 2 RU liveuamap
2024-02-28 Occupation Events 1 RU liveuamap
2024-02-28 Property Damage 2 liveuamap
2024-02-20 Air Defense Actions 1 UA meduza
2024-02-20 Armored EngagementsRetreats/Withdrawals 1 RU meduza
2024-02-20 Artillery ShellingArmored Engagements 1 UA meduza
2024-02-20 Artillery ShellingAirstrikesAir Defense Actions 1 RU meduza
2024-02-20 2 RU meduza
2024-02-18 1 RU liveuamap
2024-02-18 1 liveuamap
2024-02-17 1 RU liveuamap
2024-02-17 Artillery Shelling 1 RU liveuamap
2024-01-09 Artillery ShellingUAV/Drone Attacks 1 UA meduza
2024-01-09 Artillery ShellingAirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions 1 UA meduza
2024-01-09 Artillery ShellingAirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksRetreats/Withdrawals 1 UA meduza
2024-01-09 1 meduza
2024-01-09 AirstrikesUAV/Drone Attacks 1 RU meduza
2024-01-09 1 UA meduza
2024-01-09 Artillery Shelling 1 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery Shelling 1 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Air Defense Actions 1 RU meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery ShellingAirstrikesUAV/Drone Attacks 1 RU UA meduza
2023-12-06 1 meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery Shelling 2 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery Shelling 1 meduza
2023-12-06 UAV/Drone Attacks 1 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery ShellingAirstrikesUAV/Drone Attacks 1 meduza
2023-12-06 UAV/Drone AttacksArmored EngagementsRetreats/Withdrawals 1 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery ShellingUAV/Drone Attacks 1 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Armored Engagements 1 meduza
2023-12-06 AirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksRetreats/Withdrawals 1 UA meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery ShellingProperty Damage 1 meduza
2023-12-06 Artillery Shelling 3 RU meduza
2023-11-20 AirstrikesUAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions 1 UA meduza
2023-11-20 UAV/Drone AttacksAir Defense Actions 1 UA meduza

Activity Timeline

Monthly Events in Stepove

40 30 20 10 0 2023-02 2024-01 2024-04

Territorial Control History

Current Status: Russian Occupied

Stepove has been under Russian control for approximately 102 recorded days since February 2022.

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

Territorial Control Transitions

Stepove has experienced 4 documented control status changes.

2022-03-01 — Status changed to Ukraine Controlled (ISW: UA)

Duration: 31 days

2022-04-01 — Status changed to Contested (ISW: UA)

Duration: 14 days

2022-04-15 — Status changed to Ukraine Controlled (DSM: UA, ISW: UA)

Duration: 1357 days

2026-01-01 — Status changed to Russian Occupied (DSM: RU, ISW: RU)

Duration: 108 days (ongoing)

Force Activity Analysis

Russian-Attributed

55

43% of events

Ukrainian-Attributed

44

34.4% of events

2023-02 2024-04
Russian Forces Ukrainian Forces

Comparative Analysis

vs Donets'k Average

Metric Stepove Oblast Avg Difference
Total Events 128 462 -334
Artillery Events 52 116 -64
Airstrike Events 29 30 -1
UAV Events 33 16 +17
Civilian Casualties 1 35 -34

Data Source

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

Last updated: April 7, 2024

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