“Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and over 50 missiles across Ukraine, with Kyiv, western regions, and frontline areas among the hardest hit, including Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and other regions.

In Kyiv, a multi-storey residential building was severely damaged. The strike caused a partial collapse of the nine-storey building. For now, 8 people were reportedly killed and more than 40 injured.

More than 90 staff members of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), who live and work in Kyiv, where the medical organisation has two coordination offices, are safe. However, our teams spent many hours sheltering underground as air raid alerts and attacks continued for more than 10 hours.

Damage to critical infrastructure has led to disruptions in water and electricity supply in Kyiv, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, and at least 11 other regions. Hundreds of households remain without electricity.

MSF condemns the repeated attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Ukraine, which continue to deprive people of electricity, clean water, and access to essential services. A reliable power supply is critical for hospitals and social care facilities, where some of the country’s most vulnerable people receive medical treatment and support.

Our teams continue to respond to the consequences of the energy crisis by supporting hospitals and social care institutions with charging stations and inverter systems designed to maintain essential services during prolonged outages. Between January and April 2026, MSF supported more than 12 medical and social care facilities with autonomous energy systems in Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions, as well as in Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions.

MSF medical teams are also treating people injured in attacks through hospital support projects working as close to the frontline as possible, with a focus on emergency care. MSF continues to support the Ministry of Health in strengthening early rehabilitation services for war-wounded patients. MSF multidisciplinary teams provide physiotherapy, mental health support, and nursing care to help improve recovery outcomes and reduce lengthy hospital stays.”

— Christopher Stokes, Senior Humanitarian Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières, Ukraine