TARASKUZIO

Zalizne — Russian-Occupied Territory in Donetsk Oblast

Russian Occupied High Activity 48.360326°N 37.885932°E

Total Events

499

Artillery

120

UAV Attacks

15

Active Period

Mar 2, 2022 — Mar 12, 2026

Conflict Event Overview

Event Type Count % of Total
explosion Artillery Shelling 120 24%
flight Airstrikes 19 3.8%
home Property Damage 17 3.4%
group Civilian Casualties 16 3.2%
flight_takeoff UAV/Drone Attacks 15 3%
radar Air Defense Actions 14 2.8%
local_fire_department Firefights 13 2.6%
bolt Raids 13 2.6%
undo Retreats/Withdrawals 12 2.4%
warning IED/Mine Events 11 2.2%
domain Occupation Events 9 1.8%
shield Armored Engagements 6 1.2%
person_off Military Casualties 6 1.2%
computer Cyber Operations 1 0.2%

Event Type Distribution

Artillery Shelling 120 Airstrikes 19 Property Damage 17 Civilian Casualties 16 UAV/Drone Attacks 15 Air Defense Actions 14 Firefights 13 Raids 13 Retreats/Withdrawals 12 IED/Mine Events 11

Year-by-Year Conflict Profile

Year Events Artillery Airstrikes UAV Civilian YoY Change
2022 207 51 10 3 13
2023 114 49 3 4 1 -45%
2024 157 20 5 8 2 +38%
2025 17 0 0 0 0 -89%
2026 4 0 1 0 0 -76%

Documented Conflict Events

Showing 50 most recent individual event records for Zalizne.

Date Event Types Reports Allegiance Source
2026-03-12 1 unian
2026-03-12 1 RU UA espreso
2026-03-11 IED/Mine Events 1 RU UA espreso
2026-02-08 AirstrikesProperty Damage 1 RU UA liveuamap
2025-11-24 1 unian
2025-09-30 1 unian
2025-09-18 1 unian
2025-08-15 1 UA unian
2025-07-03 1 RU unian
2025-06-19 1 unian
2025-06-02 1 UA unian
2025-05-31 1 unian
2025-04-01 1 RU UA unian
2025-02-03 1 unian
2025-01-29 1 pravdaua
2025-01-28 3 pravdaua, unian
2025-01-27 1 pravdaua
2025-01-21 1 unian
2025-01-20 1 espreso
2025-01-14 1 pravdaua
2025-01-13 1 pravdaua
2024-12-28 1 unian
2024-10-15 2 pravdaua, unian
2024-10-14 1 pravdaua
2024-10-07 1 pravdaua
2024-10-04 1 liveuamap
2024-10-03 1 liveuamap
2024-09-25 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-09-24 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-09-21 Armored Engagements 1 UA meduza
2024-09-20 1 liveuamap
2024-09-20 1 liveuamap
2024-09-19 1 liveuamap
2024-09-19 1 liveuamap
2024-09-18 RaidsOccupation Events 1 RU liveuamap
2024-09-17 RaidsOccupation Events 1 RU liveuamap
2024-09-11 1 liveuamap
2024-09-06 UAV/Drone Attacks 1 UA meduza
2024-09-03 1 pravdaua
2024-09-02 Occupation Events 1 liveuamap
2024-09-01 Occupation Events 1 liveuamap
2024-08-30 Raids 1 RU liveuamap
2024-08-30 1 RU liveuamap
2024-08-29 Raids 1 RU liveuamap
2024-08-28 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-08-27 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-08-27 Airstrikes 1 RU liveuamap
2024-08-26 FirefightsRaids 1 liveuamap
2024-08-25 1 liveuamap
2024-08-25 1 liveuamap

Activity Timeline

Monthly Events in Zalizne

64 48 32 16 0 2022-03 2022-09 2023-03 2023-11 2024-06 2025-01 2025-08 2026-03

Territorial Control History

Current Status: Russian Occupied

Zalizne 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

Zalizne has experienced 2 documented control status changes.

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

Duration: 1402 days

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

Duration: 108 days (ongoing)

Peak Conflict Periods

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

Month Events Artillery Airstrikes UAV Civilian Impact
2024-08 64 6 2 5 0
2022-12 47 22 6 1 1
2024-07 43 2 3 1 0
2022-08 35 13 2 0 7

Intelligence Sources

News and monitoring sources that reported conflict events in Zalizne.

liveuamap
296 (59.3%)
nv
68 (13.6%)
unian
37 (7.4%)
pravdaua
23 (4.6%)
meduza
18 (3.6%)
espreso
15 (3%)
interfaxua
13 (2.6%)
24tvua
11 (2.2%)
militarnyy
7 (1.4%)
pravdaua, unian
6 (1.2%)

Force Activity Analysis

Russian-Attributed

157

31.5% of events

Ukrainian-Attributed

28

5.6% of events

2022-03 2026-03
Russian Forces Ukrainian Forces

Comparative Analysis

vs Donets'k Average

Metric Zalizne Oblast Avg Difference
Total Events 499 462 +37
Artillery Events 120 116 +4
Airstrike Events 19 30 -11
UAV Events 15 16 -1
Civilian Casualties 16 35 -19

Data Source

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

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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