More than 40% of Ukrainians need humanitarian aid, says UN

Since the invasion, the UN World Health Organisation has verified more than 1,300 attacks on healthcare – more than 55% of all attacks worldwide during the same period.

People react near the memorial for the victims of a Russian rocket attack in the village of Hroza near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on October 8

Russian strikes are inflicting unimaginable suffering on the people of Ukraine and more than 40% of them need humanitarian assistance, a senior UN official has told the UN Security Council.

Ramesh Rajasingham, director of co-ordination in the UN humanitarian office, said thousands of civilians have been killed in strikes on homes, schools, fields and markets since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.