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Russia–Ukraine War

Ukraine · Since 2022

WOR SEVERITY INDEX
8.8
+0.2 this week
8.8
LATEST DEVELOPMENT

Largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, Moscow says 822 drones shot down

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people and striking a Wildberries logistics hub. Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv. Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian authorities. The defence ministry in Moscow said it had shot

WOR is monitoring the Ukraine conflict across all monitored international sources. Severity scoring updates every 5 minutes as new reporting arrives. For full background on this conflict, see the conflict profile below.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera

CONFLICT BACKGROUND

Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine launched February 24, 2022, following annexation of Crimea in 2014 and Donbas conflict since 2014. Largest conventional warfare in Europe since World War II.

ACTIVE PARTIES

  • Russian Armed Forces
  • Ukrainian Armed Forces
  • Wagner Group (remnants)
  • International Legion

COUNTRY IMPACT

CountryImpact TypeSeverityDetails
GermanyEnergy supplyHIGHEnergy dependency restructuring, €200B+ economic impact, defense spending surge
PolandRefugee influxHIGH1.5M+ Ukrainian refugees, NATO eastern flank deployment, border militarization
MoldovaEnergy supplyHIGHEnergy supply vulnerability, refugee pressure, Russian destabilization risk
FinlandMilitary involvementHIGHNATO accession driven by conflict, Russian border militarization
HungaryDiplomatic tensionMEDIUMEnergy import disputes with EU, pro-Russia political tension
RomaniaMilitary involvementMEDIUMBlack Sea security, military infrastructure hosting
TurkeyDiplomatic tensionMEDIUMGrain corridor mediation role, Bosphorus Strait control leverage
ChinaDiplomatic tensionMEDIUMDiplomatic isolation pressure, trade opportunity from Russian sanctions
USAMilitary involvementMEDIUM$75B+ military aid commitment, domestic political debate
FranceMilitary involvementMEDIUMDefense industry surge, EU leadership role
UKMilitary involvementMEDIUMMilitary aid, intelligence sharing, economic sanctions enforcement
IndiaEconomic spilloverLOWDiscounted Russian oil imports, diplomatic balancing act
BrazilTrade disruptionLOWFertilizer import disruption — Russian/Belarusian supply
JapanEnergy supplyLOWLNG supply diversification costs, solidarity sanctions
South KoreaDiplomatic tensionLOWWeapons export controversy, economic exposure

RECENT DISPATCHES

KEY FIGURES

CASUALTIES
500,000+ estimated killed or wounded (combined)
DISPLACED
6.5 million refugees abroad; 5.1 million internally displaced
START DATE
February 2022
LAST UPDATED
Aug 16, 2026

DATA SOURCES

  • ACLED
  • UN Monitoring Mission
  • UNHCR

Figures come from the sources above. Descriptions are synthesized from multi-outlet news monitoring — see how WOR works.

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