24 February 2026 marks four years since Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine. During this time, the war has continued to evolve, with active hostilities remaining concentrated along 0-50 km from the front line, where nearly 90% of strikes and over half of civilian casualties occur. At the same time, intensified missile and drone attacks reach far beyond these areas, affecting communities across every region of the country and repeatedly damaging homes, schools, hospitals, and energy infrastructure. As a result, the crisis now encompasses both acute emergency needs in the frontline areas and protracted, multi‑sectoral needs in areas farther from the fighting, driven by nationwide disruptions, structural vulnerabilities, and long-term recovery challenges.

According to the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, more than 10.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ukraine. Civilian casualties have continued to rise, with civilian harm increasing by 27% between January and October 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting the expanding geographic reach and intensity of strikes. Recurrent attacks on energy infrastructure have also resulted in large‑scale winter outages, affecting hundreds of thousands of people at a time and significantly increasing protection and health risks. 

➞ Access Ukraine’s analytical overview of humanitarian needs 4 years since the start of full-scale invasion here

IMPACT Initiatives has been working in Ukraine since 2015 to provide accurate, timely, and actionable data to inform the humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery response. Following the Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, we scaled up our operations to cover the entire country with ongoing humanitarian needs monitoring, frequent updates on the situation in volatile frontline areas, monitoring the impact of damage to infrastructure and housing using AI, and tracking of the needs and intentions of displaced populations. Considering the dynamic context in Ukraine, IMPACT has also expanded its portfolio to inform early recovery and stabilization efforts. This has included mapping services and support to vulnerable populations such as children and veterans, policy research on durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced persons, and cross-cutting analysis on the gendered impacts of the war.