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Introduction
This report presents the results of the third round of protection monitoring conducted from July to September 2025 in eastern (Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts), and southern Ukraine (Mykolaiv oblast). The aim of protection monitoring is to identify trends in the protection situation, determine risks and threats directly affecting the well-being and safety of the civilian population, highlight key issues for the affected population, and identify major barriers to accessing critical services in the oblasts under study. The data obtained in the third round allows for detecting changes in the protection environment compared to the previous round (April to June), identifying new protection challenges, and refining priorities for humanitarian response within existing and future programs. This contributes to more informed strategic planning and evidence-based decisionmaking in humanitarian assistance. The oblasts covered by monitoring remain among the most vulnerable in the context of the humanitarian crisis caused by the full-scale war. Ongoing shelling, damage to civilian infrastructure, forced displacement, and limited access to basic services continue to create significant challenges to ensuring human rights and providing humanitarian protection.