Burning civilian houses hit by a rocket in Mariupol, Ukraine
Ukraine

War in Ukraine

In late February 2022, attacks by Russian forces on multiple cities in Ukraine have since caused the displacement of over one million people.
In late February 2022, attacks by Russian forces on multiple cities in Ukraine have since caused the displacement of over one million people.

As war spreads throughout Ukraine, people are fleeing the country. They are exhausted, scared and many are suffering from dehydration or hypothermia. Our teams in Ukraine have had to suspend our usual medical activities.

We are now scaling an emergency response in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. In addition to Ukraine, we have teams responding in Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Russia and Belarus.

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A woman walks past building damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 13, 2022. The surrounded southern city of Mariupol, where the war has produced some of the greatest human suffering, remained cut off despite earlier talks on creating aid or evacuation convoys.

Ukraine: Displaced twice and now on the road again

"I feel lost and disoriented, angry at this horrendous war, aghast at the senseless suffering inflicted on people. I dread what comes next..." -Aleksandr Burmin (name changed), an MSF staff member in Ukraine.

 
View of the temporary accommodation site in Korczowa, southeastern Poland, for people who fled Ukraine because of the conflict.
War in Ukraine

MSF mobilises response in Ukraine and nearby countries

Press Release 2 Mar 2022