Monitor Air War Against Ukrainian Cities – Europe’s Largest Database

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The nightmare of nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities has many faces: burning apartment blocks, kindergartens and hospitals, TV correspondents reporting live in front of destroyed infrastructure, and desperate residents who have lost their homes and loved ones. But how can Russia’s various strategies in the air war be analysed objectively? How can trends and key forecasts for supporting Ukraine be derived from the tens of thousands of attack waves since autumn 2022? What share do cruise missiles and ballistic missiles have, and what role do drones play in this war?

We have created what is likely the most comprehensive database in Europe, documenting every attack since the start of Russia’s air war against civilian targets in September 2022 (as of June 2025: 49,000 individual attacks). We have also developed an evaluation process that allows us to routinely and promptly verify data quality and analyse the most important parameters. In collaboration with the Kyiv Dialogue platform, we regularly produce the Monitor Air War Ukraine, which keeps politicians, specialist journalists, and decision-makers informed about current developments and trends.

By using OSINT data, we are also able to provide up-to-date assessments of the effectiveness of Ukrainian air defences and explore how Ukraine can be supported in this precarious situation, even in the medium term, to minimise attacks. The analysis of recent research literature and comparative calculations also enables us to maintain the current state of knowledge and provide further research approaches for policy analysis.

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