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Ukraine
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The main drivers for assassinations attempts in Ukraine were political and organized crime. Political motivated attacks often targeted victims from politics and governance and from the local community categories. Organized crime cases were mainly due to gang disputes, including cases of gangs operating from outside Ukraine’s territory. In cases of successful hits, the main drivers was economic or not known.
Main statistics
Motive
7 (44%)
Political
Target Group
6 (38%)
Politics & governance
Gender
10 (63%)
Male
Method
8 (50%)
Shot
Number of cases over time
Distribution of case numbers by category
target group
target group
motive
motive
method
method
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perpetrator
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Time series
target group
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
target group
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (1)
May
Jun
Jul
target group
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
Aug
target group
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Local community (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
target group
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
2019
Jan
target group
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Security (1)
- Private sector (1)
- Local community (1)
Feb
target group
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Illicit market (1)
Mar
Apr
May
target group
May-2020
May-2020
2 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Jun
Jul
target group
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
2 cases
- Private sector (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Aug
target group
Aug-2020
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Criminal justice (1)
Set
Oct
target group
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
2 cases
- Politics & governance (2)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
motive
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
motive
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (1)
May
Jun
Jul
motive
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Economic (1)
Aug
motive
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Personal (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
motive
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
2019
Jan
motive
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Political (2)
Feb
motive
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Mar
Apr
May
motive
May-2020
May-2020
2 cases
- Economic (1)
- Organized crime (1)
Jun
Jul
motive
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Political (1)
Aug
motive
Aug-2020
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Set
Oct
motive
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
2 cases
- Political (2)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
method
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
method
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
May
Jun
Jul
method
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Aug
method
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
method
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
2019
Jan
method
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Poisoned (1)
- Bombed (1)
- Shot (1)
Feb
method
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Mar
Apr
May
method
May-2020
May-2020
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Jun
Jul
method
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (1)
Aug
method
Aug-2020
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Bombed (1)
Set
Oct
method
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
2 cases
- Bombed (1)
- Shot (1)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
perpetrator
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
perpetrator
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (2)
May
Jun
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Aug
perpetrator
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Hitmen (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
perpetrator
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Hitmen (1)
2019
Jan
perpetrator
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- State representative (2)
- Not reported (1)
Feb
perpetrator
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Hitmen (1)
Mar
Apr
May
perpetrator
May-2020
May-2020
2 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Not reported (1)
Jun
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
2 cases
- Hitmen (1)
- Not reported (1)
Aug
perpetrator
Aug-2020
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Oct
perpetrator
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
2 cases
- Not reported (2)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
gender
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
gender
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Male (1)
May
Jun
Jul
gender
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Aug
gender
Aug-2019
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
gender
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
2019
Jan
gender
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Female (1)
- Male (2)
Feb
gender
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Mar
Apr
May
gender
May-2020
May-2020
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Male (1)
Jun
Jul
gender
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Male (1)
Aug
gender
Aug-2020
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Set
Oct
gender
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
2 cases
- Male (2)