Kyiv counts 4,358 shelter facilities for a city of roughly 3 million — but only about 500 are proper bomb shelters. Desnyanskyi district, the city's most populous with around 360,000 residents, has the biggest shortfall, with basements routinely overflowing during air raids. During one recent night of Russian strikes, some 56,000 people crowded into subway stations with tents, mats, and sleeping bags, even though the metro's 46 stations can technically hold only about 40,000. District officials say prefabricated, above-ground concrete shelters near transit stops are the fastest available fix.
Read full reportUkraine's Ministry of Community and Territorial Development has announced plans to install 840 mobile shelters near bus stops, roads, and schools in frontline communities, including Kherson and Mykolaiv regions — at a projected cost of roughly 1.4 billion hryvnias and expected to benefit some 56,000 children on their daily routines. Regions farther from the front line will help co-finance shelters closer to the fighting. Minister Vitaliy Bezgin said a "well-planned safe space next to the bus stop, road, and school" should become the new standard for frontline community safety, following requests from parents in Mykolaiv for shelter near a children's arts academy.
Read announcementA newly published overview traces how displaced and war-affected households move through Ukraine's housing repair and compensation system — combining state compensation via eVidnovlennia with humanitarian shelter-repair support and the referral pathways between the two. Intended as a coordination reference for actors delivering repair assistance, to reduce duplication and close gaps.
Government compensation ceilings under the eVidnovlennia programme: up to UAH 200,000 for minor apartment repairs, UAH 350,000 for major apartment repairs, and UAH 500,000 for major repairs to private houses. Applicants document war damage and apply through the Diia portal.
The Energy Community Secretariat's Ukraine Energy Support Fund reports cumulative donor contributions of €1.65 billion by end-2025 (over €2.1 billion to date) — up more than 40% year on year. Nearly €1 billion, roughly 59% of it via the Fund, was disbursed between December 2025 and February 2026 alone, a record for a single winter. The Fund is scaling backup-power coverage from 210 to more than 600 healthcare facilities nationwide.