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

Highlights

Humanitarian needs across Ukraine continue to deepen as intensified attacks cause multiple civilian casualties and drive new displacement. In June and July, Ukraine recorded the highest level of civilian casualties in 2025, with July setting a new monthly record since May 2022.
Displacement intensified across front-line regions, further straining transit sites. At least 42,000 people were reportedly evacuated from Donetska Oblast in August, and over 4,000 people left front-line communities in Dnipropetrovska Oblast.
The humanitarian response in Ukraine remained constrained by intense hostilities, which led to temporary limitations on civilian and humanitarian movements in Khersonska Oblast and a reduced humanitarian footprint in parts of Donetska Oblast.
Despite growing challenges, between January and June 2025, the humanitarian community provided at least one type of humanitarian assistance to 2.4 million people, achieving 42 per cent coverage of the re-prioritized 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan.
The 2025–2026 Winter Response Plan, seeking almost $270 million, aims to provide vital assistance to 1.7 million vulnerable people.

Analysis

In July and August 2025, 47 incidents impacting humanitarian access were reported, 31 of which were linked to active hostilities.
Since the start of the year, four humanitarian workers have been killed, and 34 have been injured across Ukraine, Khersonska Oblast accounting for the most casualties.
Conscription of humanitarian staff continued to impact the operational capacity of some actors.

Humanitarian Response

In line with the four response priorities—1) assisting vulnerable front-line residents, 2) supporting evacuations, 3) delivering emergency post-strike assistance, and 4) helping internally displaced people—humanitarian actors reached 900,000 people, with the highest reach—over 40 per cent—recorded in front-line communities.
While humanitarian funding is shrinking globally, donors’ continued support for Ukraine’s humanitarian response allowed humanitarians to sustain emergency efforts. However, a sharp rise in attacks generated new needs, adding pressure to the response—including in some of the deprioritized areas.
As the humanitarian situation evolves, sustained donor support is vital to continue life-saving assistance for the people in need, enhancing synergies with early recovery and development efforts and engagement with the government.

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