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The bulletin focuses on the situation in Ukraine and several key refugee-receiving countries (Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Slovakia). Other countries in the European Region are also receiving Ukrainian refugees and WHO is providing technical support to them.
Humanitarian situation
As of 30 October 2022 the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported 16 295 civilian casualties in Ukraine, of which 6430 were killed and 9865 have been injured.
From 1 to 31 October, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 1,067 civilian casualties in Ukraine, 284 killed and 783 injured.
In line with the standard operating procedures of the global Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care, WHO has verified 681 reported attacks on health care between 24 February and 31 October. These have resulted in 129 reported injuries and 100 reported deaths of health-care personnel and patients.
As of 1 November, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has recorded 7.8 million refugees from Ukraine in Europe. A total
of 4.5 million were registered for Temporary Protection or similar national protection schemes in Europe. For cross border movements, 14.8 million border crossings out of Ukraine, and 7.4 million border crossings into Ukraine were recorded. These latter figures reflect cross-border movements and not individuals.
The Internal Displacement Report released by the International Organization for Migration reports that between the 23 August and 2 October the total number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ukraine has decreased from 6.9 million to 6.2 million.