Reports

On the evening of Monday 7 August, two Iskander missiles hit Pokrovsk city centre within approximately 40 minutes of each other. According to regional authorities, “12 high-rise buildings, a hotel, the building of a local prosecutor’s…

Today Ukraine marks the grim milestone of more than 1,000 attacks on health care workers and infrastructure since Russia’s full-scale invasion began 17 months ago, according to documentation and monitoring by human rights and humanitarian organizations. 1014…

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS UNHCR REFUGEE RESPONSE 2023 Against the backdrop of ongoing missile and drone attacks, UNHCR is delivering rapid life-saving humanitarian assistance to those located along existing frontlines in Ukraine, as well in newly accessible areas of the…

Purpose of this factsheet: This factsheet aims at contributing to the quality implementation of humanitarian cash for protection for Ukraine and the region that is presented in the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and in the Regional Refugee Response Plan…

Ukrainian freelance reporter Alona Savchuk provides insight into her life and career as a conflict journalist, discussing the challenges of reporting during the ongoing war in Ukraine and the importance of empathy in storytelling. Iain Overton: Hi…

The war in Ukraine has created an immense need for mental health support for both adults and children suffering the long-lasting effects of violence. “It was almost my birthday when the war broke out,” said Anatoliy Andriyevsky,…

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Artsakh blockade reaches a breaking point Since Azerbaijan closed its checkpoint in the Lachin corridor on the border with Armenia following a shooting incident in mid-June, the humanitarian situation in Artsakh has gone from bad to…

HIGHLIGHTS Relentless fighting and hostilities continue to drive increasing humanitarian needs in Ukraine, particularly impacting people who remain in communities close to the front line. A further escalation of hostilities, major incidents in 2023, including the Kakhovka Dam…

By Chiara Torelli On the morning of Monday 31 July, two Russian ballistic missiles hit an apartment complex and a university building in the central Ukrainian town of Kryvyi Rih. Six people were killed, including one little…

Civilian casualties from 1 to 30 July 2023 From 1 to 30 July 2023, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 748 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 143 killed (77 men, 56 women, 2 boys,…