Explosions & Fire Heatmap
Geographic intensity of Explosions / Remote Violence events across Ukraine — including artillery fire, missile strikes, drone attacks, and air bombardment. Data sourced from ACLED, covering 2022-02-24 to 2026-03-11.
Explosion Events
30,767
Recorded incidents
Share of All Events
24.8%
Of total ACLED events
Most Affected
Donetsk
Highest explosion count
Regions Affected
15
All Ukrainian oblasts
Intensity by Region
Estimated explosion events per oblast. Darker = higher intensity. Click region name to view details.
Donetsk
Extreme~4,959 explosions
Kherson
Extreme~4,923 explosions
Kharkiv
Extreme~4,917 explosions
Luhansk
Extreme~4,916 explosions
Zaporizhzhia
Extreme~4,910 explosions
Mykolaiv
Low~641 explosions
Zhytomyr
Low~628 explosions
Crimea
Low~624 explosions
Odesa
Low~620 explosions
Vinnytsia
Low~611 explosions
Sumy
Low~610 explosions
Dnipropetrovsk
Low~606 explosions
Poltava
Low~606 explosions
Kyiv
Low~601 explosions
Chernihiv
Low~595 explosions
Year-over-Year: Explosions vs All Events
Correlation between total conflict events and explosion events by year.
Key Insights
🎯 Front-Line Concentration
- • Eastern oblasts (Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia) account for the majority of explosion events
- • Donetsk Oblast alone has been the epicentre of artillery exchanges since 2022
- • Kherson Oblast sees heavy cross-river shelling along the Dnipro frontline
- • Luhansk saw peak activity in mid-2022 before Russian occupation
💥 Types of Explosions
- • Artillery: Grad, Uragan, Msta — used daily along the front
- • Cruise missiles: Kalibr, Kh-101 — struck deep rear areas
- • Ballistic missiles: Iskander — precision strikes on infrastructure
- • Drones: Shahed-136 loitering munitions — nationwide coverage
📈 Escalation Patterns
- • Explosion events remain consistently high throughout the conflict
- • Winter months often see increased missile campaign intensity
- • Ukrainian counter-battery capabilities have improved over time
- • Drone warfare has expanded the geographic reach of both sides
🛡️ Air Defense Impact
- • MANPADS, Stinger, and Starstreak reduced helicopter operations
- • Patriot, NASAMS, IRIS-T intercept cruise missiles and ballistics
- • Increased intercept rates have reduced infrastructure damage
- • However saturation attacks still cause significant destruction
Monthly Explosion Events — Animated Timeline
Estimated explosion events per month from 2022-02-24 to 2026-03-11. Scroll to trigger the animation.
Data & Methodology
Explosion event counts are derived from ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project) using the "Explosions/Remote violence" event type category. Regional breakdown is estimated using the proportion of explosion events in total ACLED data applied to per-region event counts. Actual explosion counts per region may vary.
Data covers 2022-02-24 — 2026-03-11. Total explosion events recorded: 30,767.