Elisabeth A. Haslund

Senior Communications Officer, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine 🇺🇦 @UNHCRUkraine 📨 [email protected]

[OCHA Ukraine @OCHA_Ukraine]

Yet another large-scale Russian attack on #Kyiv, #Dnipro and #Kharkiv has taken civilian lives, aggravating people's suffering.

Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, @matzschmale, calls for this escalation to stop, paving the way for a just peace. More: https://t.co/G7o4bHlECZ

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Another sleepless night for Kyiv 🇺🇦 as the city was hit by a large-scale 🇷🇺 attack, causing civilian casualties & damage infrastructure. People, incl. children, were killed & injured.

❤️‍🩹UNHCR is on the ground, providing emergency assistance in coordination w/ local authorities.

[OCHA Ukraine @OCHA_Ukraine]

Humanitarian Coordinator, a.i., for Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, condemned attacks impacting humanitarians delivering aid to civilians in #Kherson today.

The 2nd incident this week. Civilians and aid workers must be protected. Read more: https://t.co/4Ybk79YRI5

[OCHA Ukraine @OCHA_Ukraine]

Over the last 48 hours, two waves of large-scale attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck across Ukraine, bringing loss and destruction.

Civilians are #NotATarget and must be protected. More from Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth:

[Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) @UNHumanRightsUA]

More people were killed & injured in Ukraine in Jan-April 2026 than in the same period in any of the past 3 years.
In April 2026 alone: 238 killed, 1,404 injured.
So far in 2026: 815 killed, 4,174 injured (+21% vs 2025; +93% vs 2024 compared to the same period).
High civilian casualties continued in May.
Read more: https://t.co/VuALGmLGDQ

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Across🇺🇦, +70,000 displaced people live in collective sites, where UNHCR w/ partners provide support. Recently, UNHCR & @R2Protection visited these facilities in Cherkasy region to talk to residents, site managers & authorities about needs, living conditions & activities.

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Over the weekend, 🇷🇺 attacks across🇺🇦impacted communities in Dnipropetrovsk, Rivne, Sumy & Ternopil regions - damaging homes & infrastructure.
Despite ongoing strikes, teams remain on the ground, delivering emergency assistance & supporting families in the immediate aftermath🙏

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

As attacks continue across 🇺🇦, UNHCR continues the emergency response to people affected by air strikes + displacement.
🙏to #UkraineHumanitarianFund @OCHA_Ukraine @OCHAFunds, UNHCR w local partners provide emergency shelter kits, basic aid items, legal & psychosocial support.

[Katarina Mathernova 🇪🇺 @kmathernova]

BREAKING NEWS:

THE 90 BILLION EUR UKRAINE SUPPORT LOAN AND THE 20TH SANCTIONS PACKAGE JUST AGREED!!!

IT IS OFFICIAL!!

🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Russian attacks have caused power outages across 🇺🇦, especially during extreme winter cold❄️
UNHCR is supporting authorities & communities with alternative energy solutions - helping keep vital services running and ensuring electricity access for displaced & war-affected people.

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

By helping to restore 100+ common areas in damaged apartment buildings, UNHCR complements the Government of 🇺🇦 compensation programme.
This work has enabled 7,500+ households to become eligible for compensation & start rebuilding homes.

More info: https://t.co/AA5Lqs68rC

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

UNHCR continues its response w/ partners in 🇺🇦
So far, in 2026, we've delivered:
🏠 Shelter & housing support to +25,000 people

🤝 Protection services to +73,000 people

💵 Cash to +35,000 people

🛍️ Essential supplies to ~ 16,000 people

👉Full report: https://t.co/pxvuIYoJiW

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

After last night’s massive attacks across 🇺🇦, homes & infrastructure were hit in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kyiv + other regions, causing deaths & injuries. UNHCR and local partners are on the ground, supporting affected people with emergency assistance.

[Barham Salih @BarhamSalih]

To stand with women and girls is to stand for humanity’s future.

Let's make International Women’s Day not just a day of recognition, but a daily commitment to act.

#IWD2026

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

First interview in Ukraine w/ UNHCR’s new Representative Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth.

Read about her mission in 🇺🇦, insights from visits to frontline communities, growing humanitarian toll of the war & UNHCR’s plans to support recovery in 2026.
https://t.co/otDBcoHZyA

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Displaced by the war, Ihor & his mother now live in collective site in western 🇺🇦.

EU support @eu_echo allows UNHCR to provide assisted living, temporary housing & social adaptation so families with high care needs can be supported & live in dignity.
👉https://t.co/0WeLK6qKl8

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

🤝A joint initiative by UNHCR & @UNDPUkraine is supporting communities in southern Ukraine🇺🇦 heavily impacted by 🇷🇺 full-scale invasion.

The project helps families and communities move from emergency relief toward sustainable recovery & long-term opportunities.

[Elisabeth A. Haslund @MsHaslund]

My colleague @SersaleFederico on the ground in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, where Russian drones, missiles and shelling are a daily reality.

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Frontline communities in Ukraine 🇺🇦 continue to endure daily Russian attacks, leading to destruction, displacement, and trauma.

UNHCR and local partners respond with urgent assistance, psychological care, cash assistance, and repairs to damaged housing.

[Elisabeth A. Haslund @MsHaslund]

🗨️"Drones were flying above our heads all the time ... I was scared to leave the house."

📣 Listen to some of the Ukrainians, having lived in the midst of a full-scale war for now more than four years.

https://t.co/E1eRyjCqiW

[Elisabeth A. Haslund @MsHaslund]

UNHCR is on the ground in Ukraine 🇺🇦 for more than 30 years.

We scaled up our work and presence at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, four years ago - and since then, we have provided support to millions of displaced & war-affected people. ⬇️

[UNHCR Ukraine @UNHCRUkraine]

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, UNHCR has been on the ground across 🇺🇦, delivering life-saving support to millions affected by the war.

Together with partners, UNHCR continues to stand with the people of 🇺🇦 - protecting, assisting & helping them rebuild their lives.