Ukraine’s Winter of Displacement
© UNICEF/Dmytrii Bortkevych A young girl carries firewood for a warming stove at a house in the Kyiv region.
As Ukraine nears the fifth anniversary of the full‑scale invasion on 24 February 2026, UN monitors report a deterioration in civilian protection, with 2025 civilian casualties 31% higher than 2024 and 70% higher than 2023, and over 15,000 civilians killed since 2022, (HRMMU, early 2026).
Systematic abuses including torture, executions and sexual violence have been documented with impunity. Energy infrastructure strikes, blackouts and freezing temperatures have stalled returns; 3.7 million people remain internally displaced and nearly 400,000 returnees who came from abroad remain displaced within Ukraine, (IOM, 2026).
The humanitarian response must scale winterisation, housing repair, livelihoods and mental‑health support, while pursuing accountability for rights violations.
(HRMMU/IOM, 2026).
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