Ukraine: Humanitarian Response and Funding Snapshot (January – June 2025) [EN/UK]

June saw the highest number of civilian casualties in a single month over the past three years amid intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine. According to the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), 232 people were killed and 1,343 were injured. The escalation of hostilities also had a severe impact on health care, with the WHO verifying 47 attacks on health facilities – up from 37 in May. This intensification drove humanitarian needs and increased protection risks, particularly in front-line oblasts such as Dnipropetrovska, Donetska, Kharkivska, Khersonska and Sumska, as well as in urban centres including Kyiv. More people had to evacuate from several high-risk communities close to the front line. Widespread damage to homes, schools and hospitals left civilians in urgent need of medical care, shelter and protection support.

By the end of June, humanitarian partners had reached 3.6 million people with at least one form of aid. This included emergency and multisectoral assistance for highly vulnerable populations along the front line, for people who evacuated, people affected by intensified attacks and the most vulnerable displaced people. Most of the support and services provided focused on front-line oblasts, including Dnipropetrovska, Kharkivska, Mykolaivska, Zaporizka, Sumska, Donetska and Khersonska. Some 2.1 million people accessed water, sanitation and hygiene services. About 1.1 million received food and agricultural assistance. Over 900,000 people received health-care services and emergency medical supplies. Protection services reached 650,000 people, including 328,000 children and caregivers. Nearly 460,000 people received shelter and non-food items, and 217,000 accessed multipurpose cash support tailored to their urgent basic needs.

Persistent insecurity continued to affect humanitarian operations, especially in front-line areas. In May and June alone, 36 access incidents were documented, many of which disrupted activities, particularly in Donetska and Kharkivska oblasts. Since the beginning of the year, nearly 34,500 people in high-risk areas across Donetska, Kharkivska, Khersonska, and Zaporizka oblasts have received multisectoral support, including food, medical supplies, hygiene kits and shelter items through 27 inter-agency convoys.

Funding contraction since the start of the year has compelled humanitarian partners to re-prioritize response activities and concentrate resources where needs are most acute. In response to these constraints, they have continued to operationalize the re-prioritized Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, organized around four strategic priorities: providing assistance to vulnerable populations along the front line, supporting people who were evacuated, enabling rapid response to emergencies following attacks, and helping vulnerable displaced people, including those residing in collective centres. As of 30 June, 31 per cent of the required funding had been received, US$830 million out of the $2.63 billion needed to provide essential assistance in areas with the most pressing needs.

As hostilities intensify and the impact on critical civilian infrastructure persists, the Humanitarian Country Team launched the 2025–2026 Winter Response Plan. The plan requires $277.7 million to deliver multisectoral, life-saving assistance and services to 1.7 million of the most vulnerable people who will face increased needs due to extreme cold between October 2025 and March 2026.