
Elisabeth A. Haslund
@mshaslund
Senior Communications Officer, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine 🇺🇦 @UNHCRUkraine 📨 [email protected]
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https://www.unhcr.org/ua/en 22-08-2011 17:26:43
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🚨 UNHCR is calling for urgent de-escalation as the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, deepening humanitarian fears. “We cannot allow another refugee crisis to take root.” – Filippo Grandi. 🔗 Full press release: unh.cr/68566add0



Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale denounces weekend attacks across #Ukraine. Civilian casualties, including children, have been reported in Kyiv city and Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kyiv and Mykolaiv regions. Thousands remain without power. #NotATarget


Kharkiv, just 25 km from the frontline, faces relentless Russian missile & drone attacks. Yet it’s home to over 1M people, incl 200K internally displaced. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency repairs homes, provides legal & psychosocial aid + supports those sheltering in collective sites.




💔 Ukraine is under fire again. In Ivano-Frankivsk region, a missile fragment struck a home where two elderly people were staying. The woman was hospitalized, and the house was severely damaged. ROKADA, CHARITABLE FOUNDATION responded promptly with shelter materials and support.




Kharkiv city and region 🇺🇦 came under Russian attack for two days in a row. UNHCR partner NGO Proliska responded swiftly, delivering emergency building materials, legal counseling, and psychosocial support. The assistance is still ongoing for those in need.


After fleeing occupied Pryshyb, Nadia & her daughters found safety in Zaporizhzhia city 🇺🇦 — until a drone strike shattered their home. With support from UNHCR & NGO Proliska, they received immediate emergency repairs.

Since Russia's full-scale invasion, 13% of #Ukraine️'s housing has been damaged. UN UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency agency has supported repairs for over 40,000 homes and provided emergency shelter kits to nearly 470,000 people. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

After returning to her damaged village in Kherson region, Olena was able to restore running water at home thanks to cash assistance. W/ support from donors like GermanForeignOffice, UNHCR has helped 2.2M+ war-affected people in Ukraine 🇺🇦 w/ cash assistance – a lifeline to recovery.

In Lampedusa. So that we do not forget those whose journeys of hope have ended in shipwrecks. I pay tribute to Guardia Costiera, Guardia di Finanza and the NGOs bravely saving people in danger. We also need a strengthened European rescue effort to prevent more unnecessary deaths at sea.





Last night, Russian missiles & drones attacked western 🇺🇦. UNHCR w/ partners ROKADA, CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Right to Protection are supporting affected people with legal & psychosocial aid + distributing emergency building materials. We stand with all those affected & will continue to respond swiftly.
