2026 Timeline

19,218 events across 4 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.

Full War Density

Invalid Date: 1 events Feb 22: 2457 events Mar 22: 6864 events Apr 22: 4798 events May 22: 2729 events Jun 22: 814 events Jul 22: 2088 events Aug 22: 334 events Sep 22: 594 events Oct 22: 702 events Nov 22: 427 events Dec 22: 585 events Aug 23: 1 events Invalid Date: 3 events Dec 01: 1 events Invalid Date: 3 events Invalid Date: 2 events Invalid Date: 3 events Invalid Date: 9 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 32 events Invalid Date: 1 events Dec 22: 1 events Jan 23: 1871 events 2023 Feb 23: 1711 events Mar 23: 1591 events Apr 23: 1809 events May 23: 1766 events Jun 23: 2629 events Jul 23: 5719 events Aug 23: 5795 events Sep 23: 6442 events Oct 23: 5947 events Nov 23: 5870 events Dec 23: 6565 events Aug 24: 1 events Invalid Date: 16 events Invalid Date: 47 events Invalid Date: 4 events Jan 24: 10990 events 2024 Feb 24: 9122 events Mar 24: 8775 events Apr 24: 8872 events May 24: 8004 events Jun 24: 7282 events Jul 24: 7968 events Aug 24: 6739 events Sep 24: 7312 events Oct 24: 9334 events Nov 24: 9996 events Dec 24: 10777 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 6 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 18 events Jan 25: 8592 events 2025 Feb 25: 5681 events Mar 25: 4220 events Apr 25: 4101 events May 25: 3537 events Jun 25: 3422 events Jul 25: 3481 events Aug 25: 3184 events Sep 25: 3402 events Oct 25: 3034 events Nov 25: 2348 events Dec 25: 2663 events Invalid Date: 3 events Jan 26: 5392 events 2026 Feb 26: 6552 events Mar 26: 6279 events Apr 26: 995 events
19,218
Total Events
4
Months
108
Active Days
178
Avg/Day
Top types: πŸ’₯ 2906 βš”οΈ 193 πŸ›‘οΈ 589 ✈️ 226 βš“ 51
Top oblasts: Donetsk (360)Kharkiv (315)Zaporizhzhia (310)Sumy (214)Dnipropetrovsk (207)

January 2026 (5,392 events)

January 1, 2026 88 events β–Έ
πŸ›‘οΈRussian drones have violated NATO airspace in Romania, Poland, and Scandinavia. Primary
πŸ’₯Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted strikes on the Kapustin Yar airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast throughout January 2025, damaging infrastructure including a hangar. Primary πŸ’₯Fighting for Myrnohrad, located east of Pokrovsk, continued for another month after the Russian Ministry of Defense first reported advances. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia has increased Shahed drone attacks from 30-40 per strike to 500-800 during massive attacks. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian missile strike targeted Nova Poshta's innovation terminal in Kharkiv, killing four employees and almost completely destroying the facility. Primary
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βš”οΈUkrainian Defense Forces have been conducting counterattacking actions in the southern direction since late January and continue to achieve successes, according to Defense Forces Southern Command spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn.
βš”οΈUkrainian Defense Forces have partially seized the initiative at several sections of the front line in the southern direction, actively conducting counterattacking actions to restore control over the "gray zone" and clear several settlements of enemy forces.
βš”οΈUkrainian Defense Forces have blocked Russian advancement at several sections, destroying enemy assault and consolidation groups that attempt to enter positions.
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πŸ’₯Ukraine's defense forces carried out strikes using Flamingo missiles on the Kapustin Yar test range in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, targeting hangar buildings where pre-launch preparations of Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missiles were conducted. Primary
πŸ—οΈA pumping station ensuring Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia was damaged in a Russian strike in Lviv Oblast in late January. Primary
πŸ“¦A previous Lithuanian Radarom! campaign in January transferred drones and equipment worth nearly €6 million to Ukrainian troops. Primary
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πŸ’₯Iranian leadership slaughtered about 40,000 protestors in the streets and hunted down hundreds more in hospital wards. Primary
πŸ—οΈIranian authorities disrupted Starlink satellite terminal operations during January 2026 civil unrest using electronic warfare tactics, creating an 'electronic shield' that complicated connections between terminals and LEO satellites. Primary
πŸ—οΈRussian EW systems achieved up to 80% degradation of satellite traffic in dense urban areas during the January 2026 Iranian unrest, using jamming tactics applied from high-rise buildings and television towers. Primary
January 14, 2026 232 events β–Έ
🀝The US Department of State is suspending all visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Russia, as part of tighter screening procedures. Primary
🀝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal to discuss a new sanctions package targeting Russia. Primary
🀝Russia launches 'people's bonds' mechanism to extract money from ordinary Russians through regional bond programs in seven Far Eastern regions Primary
πŸ’₯Drones attacked Russia's Rostov Oblast, causing a fire at an industrial facility. Fuel storage tanks at the Empils plant were likely hit by drones. Primary
🀝US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to visit Moscow for a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin as part of efforts to advance a peace deal ending Russia's war against Ukraine. Primary
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January 16, 2026 223 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠAdam Kadyrov, 18-year-old son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was involved in a car accident in Grozny and is hospitalized in serious condition, unconscious and in intensive care. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian BM-35 drone equipped with a satellite communication module for control via Starlink was discovered for the first time, marking a new development in Russian strike systems. Primary
πŸ—οΈMultiple villages in Russia's Ryazan Oblast experienced a complete outage of electricity, heating, gas, and communications lasting approximately one week in the Klepikovsky district. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces launched a strike on energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast during the night of January 16-17, damaging one facility and causing a fire. Primary
πŸ’₯An unidentified drone crashed into a residential high-rise building in the Otkrytie residential complex in Ryazan, Russia, overnight on January 16. Russian officials reported no casualties and stated air defenses intercepted 22 drones over Ryazan Oblast. Primary
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January 19, 2026 155 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠRussia lost 1,020 soldiers (killed and wounded) in the past day according to Ukrainian General Staff Primary
πŸ—οΈThe Ukrainian government approved amendments to the rules governing invincibility centres, introducing core points that can operate for more than 48 hours continuously with reserves of water, electricity, stable communications, and sleeping facilities. Primary
πŸ“¦Ukraine paused additional orders for Helsing's HX-2 strike drones after problems emerged during frontline testing, including take-off issues and missing AI components for autonomous control. Primary
πŸ’₯On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Kursk Oblast, Russia conducted 1 combat clash, 2 airstrikes with 3 aerial bombs, 99 attacks including 1 MLRS attack. Primary πŸ’₯Four combat clashes occurred near Yampil, Stavky and Oleksandrivka on the Lyman front. Primary View all 155 events in Event Explorer
January 20, 2026 243 events β–Έ
πŸ—οΈResearchers at Drexel University and Seoul National University developed a stretchable OLED display using MXene materials that can expand to twice its size without losing brightness, achieving a record 17% external quantum efficiency. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia launched a series of five heavy strikes against Ukraine's energy grid starting in December 2025, with the fifth occurring on January 20, 2026. Primary πŸ›‘οΈUkrainian authorities implemented a blackout schedule in Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, unlike Kyiv, to ration electricity. Primary
πŸ₯A Ukrainian drone operator (Maksym, alias "Maliuk") from the Phoenix unit dropped food (bread and biscuits) to an elderly woman in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast after she wrote a message in the snow asking for help. Primary
πŸ—οΈA water leak at a power transmission station on the Dnipro River caused by a Russian weapon was repaired by Ukrainian skin divers in freezing temperatures. Primary View all 243 events in Event Explorer
January 21, 2026 149 events β–Έ
πŸ”₯Ukrainian drone operators from the 413th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces (Raid unit) destroyed a Russian Artikul-S signals intelligence system in a complex operation. The system was housed inside a protective cylindrical shaft sunk into the ground. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian air defence missile struck an apartment building in the urban settlement of Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Primary
πŸ“¦Denmark is providing €20 million (150 million Danish kroner) to support Ukraine's energy sector, including funding for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and equipment donations. Primary
πŸ›‘οΈUkraine's Defence Forces state that Rybne village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast remains a grey zone, not occupied by Russian forces. They explain they left the village due to logistical difficulties and complete destruction, but Russian forces also cannot establish consolidation groups there. Primary
βš“An LR2-class oil tanker named Progress, sanctioned for transporting Russian oil, became adrift in the Mediterranean Sea near Algeria after a possible mechanical failure. The ship was carrying about 730,000 barrels of Russian Urals crude. Primary
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January 22, 2026 192 events β–Έ
January 25, 2026 109 events β–Έ
January 29, 2026 189 events β–Έ
πŸ—οΈThe National Bank of Ukraine revised its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 2.2% to 1.8%, a reduction of 0.4 percentage points, due to Russian attacks on the energy sector causing electricity deficits. Primary
πŸ₯Ukraine returned to Russia the body of a Russian serviceman that had been previously handed over by Russia as part of prisoner exchange, during the repatriation of fallen soldiers on 29 January. Primary πŸ’₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a car carrying Russian troops in the centre of Myrnohrad, killing one soldier and injuring four others using FPV drones operated by the 79th Tavriia Separate Air Assault Brigade. Primary
🏴Russian authorities arrested Oleksandr Kachkurkin immediately upon his arrival in Moscow on charges of treason, with the criminal case reportedly opened the same night. Primary
πŸ“ŠUALosses database lists approximately 177,000 named Ukrainian military casualties, including 87,000 killed, 85,900 missing, and 4,500 captured. Primary
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January 31, 2026 170 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠRussian forces suffered more than 31,700 personnel killed and seriously wounded during January 2026, exceeding their rate of personnel replenishment according to Commander-in-Chief General Syrskyi. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian UAV struck a residential home in Dnipro during an overnight attack, causing a fire and destroying one house while damaging two others. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces launched 85 drones against Ukraine on the night of January 30-31. Ukrainian air defense destroyed or jammed 65 of them, while 20 drones reached their targets at 13 locations. Primary
πŸ’₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian UAV command post in Rivnopillia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary
🀝Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that resolving territorial issues is impossible without direct contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during negotiations, emphasizing the need for a three-party meeting format involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Primary
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πŸ’₯A Shahed drone strike hit a 17-story residential building near Zvirynetska Metro Station in central Kyiv, causing massive destruction from the 6th to 11th floors and triggering a fire that flooded lower floors. Primary
πŸ“ŠTwo neighbors died from smoke inhalation in the Kyiv apartment building drone strike, and an elderly man died after hospitalization. Volodymyr's wife was badly injured and couldn't walk for two weeks. Primary
πŸ“ŠAccording to a January 2026 CSIS report, Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, with between 100,000 and 140,000 killed in action. Primary
πŸ”₯Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Geran-5 drone near the city of Dnipro, which was in recoverable condition for component analysis. Primary
πŸ“ŠThe protests were violently suppressed by the Iranian regime, with thousands reported killed. Primary
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February 2026 (6,552 events)

February 1, 2026 34 events β–Έ
βš”οΈUkrainian forces conducted a successful mini-counteroffensive in the southern Zaporizhzhia sector, liberating approximately 400 square kilometers of territory. The operation involved small teams of highly trained assault infantry who encircled and captured or destroyed isolated Russian units. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia launched a rare strike on the Druzhba pipeline on Ukrainian territory, causing it to burn. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces have been unable to capture Hryshyne village, located just two kilometers from Pokrovsk.
πŸ’₯Ukrainian Defence Intelligence's special unit Prymary struck a Project 22460 Ohotnik patrol ship while it was moored at a pier in temporarily occupied Crimea. Primary
πŸ’₯SpaceX restricted Russian access to Starlink through a whitelist system in February 2026, revoking Russian military access while confirming Ukrainian military access.
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πŸ’₯U.S. and Israeli forces targeted senior officials of the Iranian regime. Primary
February 6, 2026 200 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯Russian forces attacked the Vasylkivka, Malomykhailivka, Slovianka and Pokrovske hromadas in the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using drones and guided aerial bombs, killing one man and injuring two people. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces conducted a drone attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia, damaging residential buildings in a residential area. Primary
πŸ₯Ukrainian law enforcement served eight leaders of the Yunarmiya movement in occupied Donetsk Oblast with notices of suspicion for their involvement in military training programs that drew Ukrainian children into Russian military systems. Primary
πŸ—οΈSpaceX cut off Russian military access to Starlink satellite internet terminals that were being used via gray or black market channels, effective last Friday. This has forced frontline Russian units to operate without internet, significantly degrading their drone operations, UGV functionality, and tactical communications. Primary
πŸ’₯Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and seriously wounded inside an apartment building in Moscow. Primary View all 200 events in Event Explorer
February 9, 2026 232 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯Ukrainian forces recorded a strike on a Russian drone command post near the village of Tyotkino in Russia's Kursk region. Primary πŸ’₯Russian forces struck Naftogaz Group facilities in Poltava Oblast, damaging and partially destroying equipment. This was the 20th attack on Naftogaz facilities since the beginning of the year. Primary
πŸ—οΈHeat supply and cold/hot water have been partly restored in the city of Burshtyn in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast following a Russian attack on the thermal power plant, but full restoration is not yet complete. Primary
πŸ›‘οΈUkrainian forces advanced near Velykyi Burluk, countering Russian advances in the area. Primary
βš“US forces in the Indian Ocean detained the tanker Aquila II for violating sanctions, conducting an inspection, maritime blockade and boarding of the vessel. Primary
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February 28, 2026 215 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠAccording to Ukrainian General Staff report, Russia has lost 11,707 tanks, 24,102 armored combat vehicles, 80,329 vehicles and fuel tanks, 37,663 artillery systems, 1,661 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,305 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 348 helicopters, 149,637 operational-tactical drones, 29 ships and boats, and two submarines. Primary
πŸ’₯A drone attack on an oil refinery in Novominskaya, Krasnodar Krai caused a fire that engulfed one tank and burned about 150 square meters. Emergency crews responded, deploying 39 firefighters to extinguish the blaze. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian air defenses intercepted 97 Ukrainian drones overnight across several regions, including 40 over occupied Crimea, 22 over Bryansk region, 16 over Belgorod region, 10 over the Black Sea, and at least four in Krasnodar Krai. Primary
πŸ’₯US and Israeli forces launched large-scale military strikes on Tehran, targeting senior Iranian political and military leadership. Primary πŸ’₯The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini and a number of other top officials. Primary View all 215 events in Event Explorer
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πŸ’₯A Russian attack on a civilian passenger train in the Kharkiv region killed five people and injured two more Primary
πŸ—οΈUkrzaliznytsia announced it would hide exact schedules and routes of some intercity trains to make it more difficult for Russian kamikaze drones to attack them Primary
βš–οΈA bombing in Lviv, western Ukraine targeted police officers, killing 1 person and injuring 25 others. Primary
βš–οΈBombings in Mykolaiv and Dnipro injured additional law enforcement officers and damaged a police station. Primary
🀝Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky linked the bombings to Russian intelligence, stating that most locals were recruited via Telegram. Primary
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March 2026 (6,279 events)

March 1, 2026 34 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠUkrainian forces inflicted over 35,000 Russian casualties in March 2026, the highest monthly level since the full-scale war began. Of these, 33,988 were killed or severely wounded in drone strikes alone. Primary 🏴Russian forces occupied the eastern part of Hryshyne after outflanking it from the east. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia's Izdeliye-30 cruise missile struck a residential building in Kharkiv, killing 11 people within seconds. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying 140,000 tons of oil was hit by a drone in the Black Sea. The drone attack damaged the vessel's deck, bridge, and engine room, causing it to take on water. All 27 crew members on board were unharmed. Primary
πŸ’₯Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Baltic port terminals in Ust-Luga with at least four strikes in a single week, causing damage to oil export infrastructure. Primary
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πŸ’₯Earlier in March, drones from the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center struck infrastructure of the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai.
March 6, 2026 285 events β–Έ
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πŸ’₯Israel conducted recent strikes on the Taleghan compound as part of a series of operations aimed at damaging Iran's nuclear aspirations, after Iran had taken steps to rehabilitate the compound following earlier Israeli strikes.
πŸ’₯Ukrainian military personnel stationed in Libya attacked the Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz using a Magura V5 surface drone launched from a base near Mellita, striking the vessel's engine room. Primary
πŸ’₯A fire broke out aboard the Russian-flagged tanker Arctic Metagaz carrying over 60,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas after being attacked by Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Libya. Primary
βš”οΈUkrainian Air Assault Forces conducted a counteroffensive on the southern front, regaining control of 285.6 square kilometers according to Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi. Primary
🀝A full trilateral session including Russia is expected to take place in early March. Primary View all 17 events in Event Explorer

April 2026 (995 events)

April 1, 2026 1 event β–Έ
πŸ—οΈAll 15 of Ukraine's thermal power plants have been damaged or destroyed by Russian strikes. Primary