Russia-Ukraine War and Civilian Harm
Recent Developments
01August 2026: UN monitors verified at least 372 civilians killed and 2,349 injured in Ukraine, the second-highest monthly figure of 2026.
02July 2026: UN monitors verified 437 civilians killed and 2,610 injured, a 30% increase from June and a 70% increase from July 2025.
03First eight months of 2026: 2,222 civilians killed and 13,058 injured in Ukraine, already surpassing the total civilian casualties recorded in all of 2025.
Interventions
- UN humanitarian response planning for 2026 targeting frontline communities, internally displaced persons, and people affected by shelling.
- UNHCR and partner support for cash assistance, food, hygiene kits, medical aid, legal support, and psychological support for war-affected people in Ukraine and refugees abroad.
- EU humanitarian funding and emergency support for attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure, including additional mobilized assistance in 2026.
What Works
- Cash assistance and flexible aid delivery help displaced and conflict-affected households meet urgent needs such as food, shelter, and utilities.
- Targeted humanitarian support for frontline areas and rapid response after shelling addresses the highest-risk populations more effectively than untargeted aid.
- Protection monitoring and civilian casualty verification improve situational awareness and help direct assistance to the most affected regions.
How to Help
- Donate to established humanitarian agencies supporting Ukraine and neighboring refugee-hosting countries.
- Support organizations providing shelter, medical care, food, and cash assistance to displaced families.
- Advocate for continued humanitarian funding and civilian protection measures through elected representatives.
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Organizations Helping(27)
Addresses the DRC emergency as one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises by focusing on protection and assistance for displaced people and refugees. Its emergency response is aimed at people uprooted by conflict in eastern DRC and those fleeing across borders, with activities centered on protection, emergency support, and refugee assistance.
ECHO allocates substantial humanitarian funding to Ukraine to support emergency assistance including shelter, food, water, heating, and medical aid. They coordinate with partners to provide aid to displaced persons and those affected by infrastructure attacks, focusing on winter preparedness and sustaining basic services.
Save the Children’s strategy is built around reaching children early, at scale, and through integrated services. In health, education, protection, and emergency response, it combines direct service delivery with community engagement, local partnerships, and advocacy to address both immediate needs and the structural causes that keep children from surviving and thriving.[1][2][9] A distinctive feature of its model is that it aims to “reach every last child,” including children in rural areas, conflict zones, and displaced communities, by adapting programs to local contexts and working through governments, service providers, parents, and communities. Rather than treating sectors separately, it often bundles interventions—for example linking education with health, nutrition, water and sanitation, and social-emotional support—to improve outcomes and resilience over time.[2][3][9] In emergencies, Save the Children uses a rapid-response, stay-for-recovery approach: it is among the first responders and remains after the initial crisis to support learning continuity, child protection, and family recovery.[2][3] In health and education, it emphasizes evidence-based methods such as behavior change campaigns, foundational literacy and numeracy programs, and community ownership to improve uptake and sustainability.[5][9]
Caritas Ukraine responds to the war by providing emergency humanitarian aid such as food, hygiene items, shelter support, and winter assistance to displaced and vulnerable people. It also runs psychosocial support, support for children and families, and community-based aid distribution through its regional network.
