| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Ukraine
WHO. Attacks on Ukraine’s health care increased by 20% in 2025
WHO. Attacks on Ukraine’s health care increased by 20% in 2025
As Ukraine enters the fifth year of full-scale war, its people have endured the highest number of attacks on their health care in 2025 – increasing by nearly 20% compared to 2024.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war on 24 February 2022, WHO has documented at least 2881 attacks on health care in Ukraine, affecting health workers, facilities, ambulances, and medical warehouses. (WHO, Kyiv / Kopenhagen / Genf, 23.02.2026)
https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2026-attacks-on-ukraine-s-health-care-increased-by-20-in-2025