Ukraine: Situation Report, May 2025 [EN/UK]

Highlights

The war in Ukraine continues to drive humanitarian needs and demand for emergency assistance.
In front-line regions, ongoing attacks pose daily risks to civilians. In Dnipropetrovska, Donetska, Kharkivska, Khersonska, Odeska, Sumska and Zaporizka oblasts, shelling damages homes and disrupts essential services such as water, gas and electricity.
Two aid workers were killed in the line of duty, and another 16 were injured in March and April alone.
Despite these challenges, about 2.3 million people across Ukraine received some life-saving assistance from humanitarian partners by the end of March 2025.
Yet, humanitarian organizations have had to scale back or suspend critical programmes due to funding constraints, with ripple effects for some of the most vulnerable people.
Unless alternative funding is secured, the humanitarian community’s ability to sustain services and respond to new shocks will become increasingly strained.

Analysis

In March and April, humanitarian operations in Ukraine remained constrained by active hostilities, particularly in the vicinity of the front line.
The surge of attacks in larger population centres increased reports of humanitarian assets and facilities being damaged or destroyed, with more incidents (14) reported in large population centres across Ukraine than in locations (10) close to the front line.
Military conscription continued to reduce the capacity of some humanitarian actors to deliver vital aid services in some areas, with 12 incidents reported during this period.

Humanitarian Response

In the first three months of 2025, humanitarian partners reached the most vulnerable people in front-line and neighbouring oblasts, including Dnipropetrovska, Kharkivska, Mykolaivska, Zaporizka, Donetska and Khersonska, through regular programming.
Nearly 23,000 people in high-risk areas across Donetska, Kharkivska, Khersonska and Zaporizka oblasts also received vital supplies through inter-agency convoys.
Yet, humanitarian organizations have had to scale back or suspend critical programmes due to funding constraints. Essential sectors such as water, health, protection and cash assistance faced significant operational gaps.

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