Russia destroys three WHO humanitarian warehouses in Ukraine in three months

06.09.2026, 13:04 rubryka.com

WHO Representative in Ukraine Silviu Domente said that attacks on humanitarian warehouses can affect not only the buildings and equipment themselves, but also the ability to provide medical care in a timely manner.

"When humanitarian warehouses storing critical supplies are attacked, the impact goes far beyond the loss of buildings or equipment. It can delay or disrupt the delivery of essential health support to people who need it most. Right now, our teams are spending valuable time and resources moving supplies from site to site to keep them safe; time and resources that should go into delivering health care, not protecting it from attack. We are deeply concerned by the growing pattern of attacks on health in Ukraine, including on humanitarian storage facilities," Domente said.

WHO's Regional Office for Europe attributed the destruction of the warehouses to air strikes, while the organization's statement did not specify that Russia carried them out.

One such incident occurred on September 3, when Russian forces struck one of Ukraine's largest pharmaceutical warehouses — the logistics complex "Biocon" in the Boryspil district.

Another WHO humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro was destroyed in early August. As a result of the attack, half of the medical supplies and equipment stored there were lost. They had been intended to support approximately 225,000 people in frontline and hard-to-reach areas.

In addition, during a large-scale wave of Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, another warehouse used by WHO in the Kyiv region was damaged in July.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 20 warehouses storing humanitarian supplies have come under attack in 2026. Separately, WHO has confirmed 15 attacks on warehouses storing medical supplies.

The organization said that despite the attacks, it continues to work with the Ministry of Health and other partners across Ukraine. In particular, alternative ways of storing medical supplies have already been found following the latest attacks.

"We will continue to do everything we can to keep humanitarian health support moving across Ukraine. I also want to express my deepest gratitude to Ukraine's health-care workers, who continue to provide care to their communities with extraordinary courage and resilience, despite the enormous challenges they face every day," Domente added.

According to WHO, this year the organization has provided equipment and medical supplies to more than 300 health facilities across Ukraine. Overall, the assistance has reached approximately three million people.

It should be recalled that on January 23, the United States officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, fully ending its funding and participation in the organization's activities. Washington said the decision was a response to WHO's failures during the COVID-19 pandemic and was aimed at protecting U.S. national interests and the security of Americans.

As previously reported, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to withdraw the country from WHO.