According to ACLED's Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 2 October 2026, 463 civilians were reported killed in Ukraine in August 2026 across 940 events targeting civilians. This figure is above 299.3, the 90th percentile of Ukraine's monthly civilian fatalities over the previous 24 months. ACLED recorded 8,202 events and 3,862 fatalities of all types in Ukraine in August 2026. The highest civilian fatality counts that month were in Kyiv (71), Donetsk (65), Kharkiv (53), Dnipropetrovsk (51) and Zaporizhia (50).
| Rule | ACLED civilian fatalities against the previous two years |
| Period | 2026-08 |
| Metric | ct_fatalities |
| Value in the month | 463 |
| 90th percentile of that history | 299.3 |
| Months of history compared | 24 |
| Political violence events | 8,202 |
| Reported fatalities | 3,862 |
| Civilian targeting events | 940 |
| Civilians reported killed | 463 |
| Judged against | the 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 299.3; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile. |
| Detected | 13 October 2026, run 19 |