The Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) disbursed over 94.7 million UAH in cash assistance to vulnerable groups over two months
“Between April and May 2026, the Ukrainian Red Cross provided cash assistance to 7,896 people in frontline and war-affected communities, totaling 94,798,790.5 UAH.”
Support is provided to the most vulnerable people living within 50 km of the front line or affected by the war, particularly in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kherson, Sumy, and Odesa regions.
Financial assistance was provided to individuals with Group I and II disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, single mothers and fathers, single pensioners, households consisting exclusively of elderly people, as well as large families. Support was also provided to evacuees who were forced to leave their homes due to active hostilities and shelling. Assistance was also provided to people affected by shelling—due to damage or destruction of their homes, injuries, or the death of family members.
As reported, effective April 1, 2026, the Ukrainian Red Cross adopted a new approach to providing cash assistance to the population affected by the war. General-purpose cash assistance was replaced by targeted cash assistance, allowing for more tailored support to individuals based on their needs and life circumstances.
The Ukrainian Red Cross is implementing this program with support from the U.S. government, the Danish and Norwegian Red Cross, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
