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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• WFP-supported warehouse and distribution points were hit, which destroyed 7.5 mt of food boxes in Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv regions.
• 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) has been reprioritized due to expected funding shortfalls.
• WFP signed an addendum with the Zaporizhzhia city administration to include 17 new underground schools (for nearly 2,000 students) in the School Meals Programme.
• WFP and partners provided emergency assistance in the border region of Sumy and registered affected residents for rapid cash support.
SITUATION UPDATE
• In March, WFP food supplies in Ukraine were impacted by four separate security incidents. On 3 March, a bomb struck close to a storage facility run by NGO partner Angels of Salvation (AoS) in Andriivka-Klevtsove, Donetsk region, which severely damaged the cultural center where WFP food boxes were stored. The attack destroyed 350 food boxes (4,864 kg), damaged 11 nearby houses and left one civilian injured. Fortunately, no distributions were underway at the time. On 19 March, a WFP-supported warehouse in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region - also managed by AoS - sustained damage during a rocket attack, which resulted in the loss of 1,393 kg of food supplies (100 food kits). Four days later, a UAV strike hit a WFP supported distribution site run by 100% Life in Pechenihy, Kharkiv region, partially collapsed the structure and destroyed 96 food kits. No injuries were reported in either incident. On 27 March, shelling in Kherson caused minor damage to an ADRA warehouse on Mykolaiv Highway, and affected some canned goods in Ready-to-Eat kits. The full extent of the losses remains under assessment.
• Intense fighting persists along the border, with major escalations observed in Sumy region. Daily strikes destroyed critical infrastructure including two schools, (one WFP-supported), two hospitals supported by WFP and a bakery. The most severe attack occurred on 25 March, which injured 103 people including 23 children, damaged 51 buildings and claimed eight civilian lives. Local authorities have evacuated residents from several border communities, with approximately 3,000 people relocated so far. WFP and partners provided emergency assistance, registered affected residents for rapid cash support and prepared food deliveries (General Food Distribution of 791 food boxes) to vulnerable communities.