The Ukrainian Red Cross humanitarian warehouse has been destroyed as a result of a large-scale attack on Kyiv. In total, 320,000 units of humanitarian relief items and equipment, with an estimated value of more than UAH 79 million, have been lost

At the time of the Russian attack on the capital, the rented warehouse contained humanitarian supplies essential for emergency response operations, supporting healthcare facilities, and delivering life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable situations.

The destroyed supplies included critical equipment such as generators, heat pumps and medical equipment, including stretchers, defibrillators, ultrasound machines and vital signs monitors. A significant proportion of these items had been delivered to Ukraine through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to strengthen the country’s emergency preparedness.

The warehouse also contained a strategic reserve of humanitarian relief items intended for emergency response to shelling, fires, evacuations and other crises. These included blankets, bedding sets, hygiene kits, tarpaulins, plastic sheeting for emergency window covering, sleeping kits and other essential relief items used to support people in the immediate aftermath of emergencies.

The destroyed warehouse was one of the Ukrainian Red Cross’s key logistics hubs, serving as a central distribution point for humanitarian programmes supporting people across Ukraine.

The attack also damaged a cargo vehicle used to transport humanitarian assistance.

The destruction of the warehouse has caused not only substantial material losses but has also dealt a serious blow to the humanitarian infrastructure on which the timely delivery of assistance to thousands of people affected by the war depends.