Humanitarian Bulletin

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hostilities in Ukraine’s front-line oblasts remained intense as the humanitarian impact on civilians worsened. Civilian casualties from January to September are 31 per cent higher than during the same period last year.
• Intensified strikes in Donetska, Khersonska and Zaporizka oblasts continued to pressure civilians, prompting evacuations. An estimated 57,000 evacuees—many are older people and people with disabilities—registered at transit centres in Dnipropetrovska, Donetska, Kharkivska and Sumska oblasts between January and September 2025.
• Attacks on energy facilities rose more than threefold in September compared to August, with the approaching winter posing new risks for Ukrainians.
• At the same time, changes on the front line in Donetska, Kharkivska and Dnipropetrovska oblasts reduced the ability of humanitarians to provide assistance, including support with evacuations.
• From January to November 2025, humanitarian partners reached 4.7 million people under the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP)—61 per cent of the reprioritized target—while the appeal stood at only 47 per cent funded.
• Assistance under the 2025–2026 Winter Response Plan has already reached 1 million people, mainly through district heating interventions and winter heating support.
• Funding shortages continue to limit the response and threaten the continuity of essential services. Humanitarians partners continue to adapt, but sustaining essential services requires flexible resoures to protect the most vulnerable during the harsh winter months.

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• In the first ten months of 2025, humanitarian partners reached 4.4 million people under the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP)—57 per cent of the reprioritized target—while the appeal stood at only 45 per cent funded.
• Assistance under the Winter Response Plan has already reached 1 million people. District heating interventions have benefited over 700,000 people, while nearly 270,000 have received heating support. Partners assisted 590,000 people with insulation and winter items.
• Yet, funding shortages continue to limit the response and threaten the continuity of essential services into early 2026. Shelter and non-food assistance reached only 37 per cent of their annual target, leaving more than 1.3 million people without adequate support.
• Without additional resources, critical services and response —including logistics, water, heating, and protection—risk scaling down in the coming months.
• Escalating strikes on energy infrastructure continue to disrupt water and heating, creating barriers to essential services and putting lives at risk. Humanitarian partners continue to adapt, but sustaining essential services requires operational continuity and flexible resources to protect the most vulnerable during the harsh winter months.

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