Russia Conflict Events: Weekly Aggregated Political Violence and Demonstrations

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) provides weekly aggregated counts of political violence, civilian targeting, and demonstrations in Russia. These XLSX files organize event totals by country-year and country-month intervals. The records are updated through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Longitudinal trend analysis of political violence using country-month aggregation levels
• Statistical modeling of civilian-targeting events to identify periods of increased risk
• Comparative study of demonstration frequency across different country-year periods

Strengths

• Weekly update frequency provides near real-time monitoring of conflict trends
• Standardized aggregation by country-year and country-month allows for integration with macroeconomic indicators
• Data is sourced from ACLED, a specialized organization for conflict event monitoring

Limitations

• Aggregated format lacks granular latitude/longitude coordinates for specific events
• Access to full event-level microdata requires external registration and API usage
• Geographic scope is restricted to Russia

Provenance

Source

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

Collection Method

Aggregated from ACLED's primary conflict event database

Time Range

Up to March 2026

Freshness

Updated weekly.

Geography

Russia