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Update —

The past several weeks have seen a series of deadly attacks on civilians in Ukraine.

A missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more last week. On Sunday night, Russia sent a wave of 149 drones to attack targets across Ukraine.

According to the UN, at least 164 civilians were killed in March and 910 injured across Ukraine — a 50 percent increase from February 2025. In all, more than 12,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the war began.

As this conflict rages on, our teams and partners will continue to support civilians affected by the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis — providing childcare supplies, hygiene kits, mental health support, and cash assistance to families who have endured more than three years of war.

Keep reading to meet a few of the people we’ve reached in Ukraine recently — and if you’re ready, click here to make your next gift to help families facing conflict, disaster, hunger, and poverty around the world.
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Daryna from Bakhmut
Daryna purchased a new sewing machine with a cash grant from Mercy Corps, which she uses to make traditional goods to sell in her new business.
Daryna (name changed), 59, lost her home and all of her possessions after she fled to Dnipro in August 2022. In her new city she is starting a new life — and a new small business making and selling traditional clothing, dolls, and other textiles. Daryna also hosts volunteers who create altered clothing for military veterans that were injured in combat.

Last year, Daryna applied for a grant from Mercy Corps’ Economic Recovery Program (ERP), and received 59,000 UAH, which she used to buy a new sewing machine and an iron to grow her business.
Nataliia and her son Maksym
Nataliia and her son Maksym pick up a kit full of hygiene and personal care products at an emergency distribution by Mercy Corps partner Pomogaem Charitable Trust.
Nataliia, 26, and her son Maksym, 6, (names changed) fled their home last September, due to a mandatory evacuation order for families with small children. Prior to evacuating, Nataliia was a pharmacist and her husband was a railroad worker; they are now both looking for work as they try to find their footing in Zaporizhzhia.

Maksym is autistic, and Nataliia has found it difficult to balance childcare and searching for employment. They received a kit full of supplies like soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, and laundry detergent. Nataliia says that the hygiene kit will help to save them money for other needs during this challenging time.
Serhii and his wife Yelyzaveta
Serhii with his new tractor, on his property that was damaged during Russian occupation, and is now being rebuilt with assistance from Mercy Corps.
Serhii*, 58, and his wife Yelyzaveta, 59, (names changed) own 600 hectares of farmland, where they grow a variety of crops. In 2022, their village came under Russian military occupation, and their property was taken over by the invading forces. They fled for 5 months, returning later to find that most of their property and home was completely destroyed.

In April 2024 they applied for a Mercy Corps grant, and received 3 million UAH which they used to purchase a tractor and begin restoring their warehouse, a two-month process.

Contributions from people like you enable us to reach families in Ukraine and across the globe who are facing war, poverty, hunger, and other urgent challenges.

A donation today will help us continue to deliver critical aid to civilians in need from Sudan to Ukraine and beyond. Please consider making your first donation to Mercy Corps today.
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We’ll have more updates from Ukraine and other crisis zones in the weeks ahead.

With gratitude,

The Mercy Corps team