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HIGHLIGHTS
- Despite significant diplomatic developments, intense fighting in Ukraine persisted in February, severely restricting humanitarian access and hindering the delivery of life-saving health care, particularly in front-line areas where needs are most critical.
- The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) verified at least 123 civilians killed and 567 injuries—a 35% increase compared to the same period in 2024. In response to the attacks, Health Cluster partners, in coordination with local health authorities, provided urgent medical support—including transporting patients in need of urgent care and providing emergency first aid—to more than 300 affected people.
- Ukraine’s health care system remains under constant attack, jeopardizing the safety of health facilities, health care workers, and patients. On 19 February 2025, overnight strikes damaged the largest children’s clinic in the Odesa region and on the morning of the same day an outpatient clinic in Kherson, injuring eight health workers. Since the start of 2025, the Health Cluster, through WHO SSA, has verified 70 attacks on health care, with three people killed among health care workers and patients in February alone.
- Heavy fighting and near-daily shelling in the Donetsk region continue to drive displacement. According to IOM, between 1-15 February, an estimated 2,800 people were displaced from frontline areas, primarily from Kostiantynivka, where 15,000 civilians live under increasingly harsh living conditions. In support of local health authorities, Health Cluster partners continue to deliver essential health care at transit centers. Since the beginning of the year, partners have reached 1,789 people with primary health care and MHPSS services.
- A new Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4), published in February by the Government of Ukraine, World Bank, EU, and UN, estimates that $860 million is required for health sector recovery and reconstruction in 2025.