Attachments
Highlights
· Systematic attacks on civilian infrastructure have left families struggling through power outages of up to 12 to 18 hours a day, interrupting heating, water, education and health services. Attacks have destroyed two-thirds of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity along with an estimated 60 per cent of national gas generation capacity.
· In November, 3,303 households received winter cash support, covering 10,305 people including 4,911 children living within 50 km of the frontline. In total, UNICEF has supported 46,640 households with winter cash support so far, reaching 150,539 people including 68,327 children.
· UNICEF finalized shelters in three hospitals this month: the Institute of Cancer (Kyiv); Chernihiv Maternity Hospital; and Bila Tserkva Children’s Hospital. UNICEF has finalized ten such shelters in 2025, ensuring uninterrupted access to health care during air raid alerts and attacks for 127,330 people a year.
· In November, 109 Digital Learning Centres and 372 Students Learning Support Centres in frontline regions provided safe and supportive learning environments for 6,667 children. From January to November, these centres have cumulatively reached 122,531 children.
· In November, 860,206 people (382,579 women, 335,497 men, 68,973 girls and 73,157 boys) gained access to improved and sustained water supply and wastewater treatment, for a total of 4,204,635 people reached this year. This included 4.7 km of new watermain installed in Izium, where the water system was destroyed when the town was occupied in 2022.
Situation in Numbers
1.9 million Children in need inside Ukraine (Humanitarian Response Plan 2025)
12.7 million People in need inside Ukraine (Humanitarian Response Plan 2025)
3.7 million Internally displaced people (IOM, Displacement Tracking Matrix, Sept 2025)
725,000 Children targeted by UNICEF in Ukraine 2025 (UNICEF HAC 2025)
Funding Overview and Partnerships
UNICEF has US$314.4 million available for its response inside Ukraine (Pillar 1) under its Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal of US$400 million. This includes US$190 million carried over from 2024 and US$124.5 million received in 2025. The HAC was developed in line with the reprioritized Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) 2025, which was reprioritized to target 4.8 million people, compared to the initial target of 6 million of the 12.7 million people in need. The funding requirements have been similarly reprioritized to US$1.75 billion compared to the original US$2.63 billion. Generous contributions have been received from the private sector, including individuals, corporations and foundations. Funding has also been received from the people and Governments of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as from the European Union, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).
UNICEF works with the Government of Ukraine, United Nations agencies, civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other humanitarian partners. Close cooperation is ensured with key stakeholders (Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Social Policy, Education and Science, Health, Youth and Sports, Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, regional administration, city councils in several cities and the Ombudsperson’s Office. UNICEF has established partnerships with the concerned municipalities and will continue to expand them. UNICEF engages with 110 government, civil society and service provider partners to respond to the critical needs of children and families across Ukraine.
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
Civilian casualties remained high in November 2025, with at least 226 people verified as killed (including 13 children) and 952 injured (including 67 children). Total verified civilian casualties from January to November 2025 are 26 per cent higher than the same period in 2024 and 70 per cent higher than 2023. Long-range strikes with missiles and loitering munitions caused 51 per cent of civilian casualties (92 killed; 509 injured) in November, often affecting urban centres far from the frontline. One such attack on the western city of Ternopil on 19 November killed more civilians (at least 38 people including 18 women, 12 men, 4 girls and 4 boys) than any other single verified incident in more than two years.
Systematic attacks on civilian infrastructure have left families struggling through power outages of 12 to 18 hours a day, interrupting heating, water, education and health services. These attacks have destroyed two-thirds of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity along with an estimated 60 per cent of national gas generation, severely degrading centralized heating. A joint analysis by the WASH Cluster and the Water Utility Association in November 2025 covering 43 major water utilities serving 11.2 million people revealed a critical lack of energy resilience: 37 of the 43 surveyed utilities (85 per cent) do not have sufficient backup power. To maintain operations during blackouts, these utilities would require over 552,000 litres of fuel per day, and in affected regions, the failure of a single large pumping station could disrupt the water supply for 50,000–250,000 people simultaneously. While diesel generators work as primary back-up, US$ 11.2 million is needed for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems that ensure instant automatic switchover, prevent surge damage to pumps and optimize fuel consumption when used together with generators.