Ukraine
2026 marks the fourth year since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Intensified aerial attacks, drone strikes, and long-range bombardments of infrastructure have made life increasingly difficult for millions of Ukrainians. Civilian casualties continue to rise, and people are still being displaced. An estimated 10.8 million people need assistance.
Oleksandr's family is living in a tiny house with only two small rooms in the village of Chaplyne in Dnipro oblast, Ukraine. | © M.Monier / HI
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HI initially operated in Ukraine from 2015 to 2017, focusing on rehabilitation, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) for people living along the frontline, and capacity-building activities for health and social structures in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Luhansk regions.
HI returned to Ukraine in February 2022, at the beginning of the conflict. Emergency response teams were deployed across Ukraine and in neighboring Moldova, where many displaced people had fled for safety.
In 2026, HI has active bases in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as a coordination office in Kyiv. In partnership with several local organizations, HI assists the immediate needs of conflict-affected populations: HI provides physical and functional rehabilitation and psychosocial support sessions to persons injured and displaced by the conflict, as well as risk education sessions to raise awareness of the dangers of explosive remnants of war.
Areas of intervention
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Ukraine: Mental Health on the Front Lines of War
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Ihor learns how to care for his amputated arm
Ihor Lashyn lost his arm in a shelling. HI provided him with rehabilitation to help manage pain and exercise safely.
Lidiya’s fight to reclaim her life amid war
When a drone attack destroyed her house in Kharkiv. Lidiya, 77, was badly injured. With HI, she regained her ability to move.
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Background
As of 2026, Ukraine's humanitarian situation remains critical. According to United Nations and Ukrainian government data, about 10.8 million people need humanitarian assistance, including more than 3.7 million who remain internally displaced.
The greatest needs are concentrated in the eastern and southern regions, as well as in the northern border areas, where ongoing fighting and shelling leave people without shelter or access to energy, water, and health services. People with disabilities and the elderly — who together account for approximately 30% of all those in need of assistance — as well as children, single parents, and people with chronic illnesses are among the most affected. Large-scale infrastructure destruction has caused widespread disruptions to electricity, heat, and water supplies, while the health system is overwhelmed by a growing number of patients.
The main priorities of humanitarian assistance in 2026 include ensuring access to water, sanitation, and hygiene; food security and cash support; shelter and heating; medical services and psychosocial support.
- Number of HI staff: 95
- Program launch date: 2022
Reports
The latest publications
> Funding Cuts Turn Inequalities into Permanent Exclusion - A Regional OPD from Sub-Saharan Africa. (pdf, 2.01 MB)> Ukraine: Report on the Escalating Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and its Devastating Impact on Civilians (January-March 2026) (pdf, 316.57 KB)
> Ukraine: Report on the Escalating Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and its Devastating Impact on Civilians (October – December 2025) (pdf, 383.37 KB)
> Ukraine: Report on the Escalating Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and its Devastating Impact on Civilians (July - September 2025) (pdf, 143.87 KB)
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