A conflict with no end in sight

Why Ukraine? 

More than three years into the war, millions of families in Ukraine are still struggling to survive. The situation remains dire, with over 12 million people urgently in need of humanitarian assistance in 2026. 

Please stand with us as we continue to support families across Ukraine.

The war has caused one of the biggest and fastest growing displacement crises in Europe since World War II. 

Missile attacks, displacement, and destroyed infrastructure have turned daily life into a battle for survival. Approximately a third of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes – those displaced are sheltering in ruined homes or crowded centres, often without heat, electricity, clean water, hygiene materials or food.

Every day the number of displaced families grows. 

The war continues to escalate with no end in sight. In 2025, intensified shelling in front-line regions has forced thousands more to flee. These families are facing impossible choices – stay under attack or abandon everything they’ve ever known. 

Despite the danger, ReliefAid’s team is delivering support to those in need. We have been assisting families in Ukraine since the start of the conflict in 2022 – we were fast to respond, delivering aid within a week of the war breaking out. 

Today, we continue to deliver vital supplies to families living in hard-to-reach areas where little aid is getting through. These necessities help to keep families alive and offer hope until more permanent solutions can be found. 

What are we doing?

Behind each image of a destroyed building lies the lives of families who once called this place home.

Over 1.5 million homes have been destroyed in Ukraine, with countless others severely damaged. These damaged homes will need significant building work to make them habitable and weatherproof again.  

As front lines move some families have been able to return home and see first-hand the damage. These families are desperate to return to their homes but, even if they are repairable sourcing the materials needed is difficult. 

To support returning families, along with families who have chosen to stay in missile damaged homes, we are distributing home repair kits in the front-line regions of Mykolaiv and Kharkiv. 

These include materials to patch broken ceilings, walls, and windows. Ukrainian winters are brutal, temperatures plummet to –5°C. These repairs help make homes weatherproof, preventing further damage and allowing families to stay warm in their own houses.

Families depend on our distributions to stay warm during the winter

Providing hygiene kits

Basic necessities are unobtainable or unaffordable for many families in front line areas. We distribute hygiene kits containing items like toothpaste, detergent, sanitary products, and laundry powder – essentials to help families keep healthy and maintain their dignity.  

Delivering food to families cut off by conflict

Frontlines move and people living in places impacted by the worst of the fighting can be left unable to get food. As soon as ReliefAid has been able to access to these besieged areas, we have delivered emergency food packs to families. 

Each pack contains fresh and shelf-stable food, infant formula, and the nutritional basics designed to support families until further food supplies can be obtained.

Providing medical support

Our work in Ukraine includes distributing medical supplies and medicines to family clinics situated in front line areas. Providing them with the vital supplies needed to assist people with their immediate and chronic medical needs.

Find out more about our medical support programmes here.

Families receiving the medical and hygiene support they urgently need in Kharkiv, Eastern Ukraine

Taking care of children – camps and cancer support

War has robbed Ukraine’s children of their childhoods. Some two thirds of children have been displaced, and many live with trauma and uncertainty. Children who live, or previously lived, in frontline areas have suffered the most.

To provide these children with respite from their current situation, ReliefAid sponsors children’s camps that offer respite and psychological support. 

Some children face not only the trauma of war, but also the trauma of cancer.  We recognise the heartbreaking difficulties families facing in these circumstances and supports childrens cancer care in Ukraine.

Learn more about our work in education here.

Our team in Ukraine

Our team in Ukraine are part of the communities we support, and they make sure your donation goes directly to support families who need it most. Alongside our Ukrainian team, we work hand-in-hand with local partners, volunteers, and affected communities. Our approach is agile, community-led, and impact-driven, allowing us to respond quickly as needs change on the ground. 

Our team embody the Ukrainian spirit showing extraordinary strength in the face of unimaginable hardship. Kseniya, our Country Manager in Ukraine, shares: 

It’s already the third year we’ve been living in war, hoping each day for silence. We’re exhausted, but we keep holding on. And our message to the world is simple: stop the war. We need peace. Peace to live without fear.

Despite her exhaustion, Kseniya continues to show up for her community – delivering aid, supporting families, and refusing to give up hope. 

Can you help Kseniya and our team continue to get aid to those most in need? 

Your support helps us reach families with the urgent aid they need – a reminder that the world has not forgotten them. 

Act now: Support Ukraine’s families. Every dollar makes a difference. 

What can you do?

There are several ways you can help:

• Call for international action and accountability to protect families
• Share our work with your networks so more people can help us help those who need it the most
• Organise a fundraiser at your school or club
• Donate what you can