Humanitarian aid warehouses attacked in Ukraine during Russia's invasion

Moscow’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, now in its second year, has intensified the exposure of civilian populations to lethal strikes. Recent reports from the United Nations and humanitarian agencies indicate a sharp rise in indiscriminate shelling and air attacks on residential neighborhoods, schools and medical centers across the eastern and southern regions of the country. The escalation follows a series of coordinated offensives launched in the past month, which have resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties and displaced thousands more.

The same campaigns have increasingly targeted humanitarian personnel and critical infrastructure. Aid workers operating under United Nations and non‑governmental organization banners have been killed or injured in at least twelve documented incidents since the start of the year, while power plants, water treatment facilities and transport hubs have suffered repeated destruction, further crippling essential services for the civilian population. International bodies have condemned the attacks as violations of international humanitarian law and called for unhindered access for relief operations, urging all parties to protect civilians and respect the neutrality of humanitarian actors.