Russia is destroying medical supplies: a WHO warehouse has come under attack
On the night of Thursday, September 4, Russian troops struck a World Health Organization (WHO) warehouse in the Kyiv region. The facility was storing humanitarian medical supplies intended to meet Ukraine’s needs.
The WHO reported that none of its staff were injured. Due to heavy smoke and safety concerns, access to the warehouse remains limited, so experts are currently assessing the extent of the damage and potential losses of medical supplies.
According to a WHO representative, access to the premises remains restricted for safety reasons. Heavy smoke continues to fill the warehouse.
An assessment of potential damage and losses to supplies is currently underway. No WHO staff members were harmed, said organization spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.
Which WHO warehouses were targeted
This is not the first recent Russian attack on WHO facilities in Ukraine.
In August, the enemy also struck the organization’s humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro.
According to the WHO, that attack destroyed half of the medical supplies and equipment. They were intended to assist approximately 225,000 people living in frontline and hard-to-reach areas.
Earlier, in July, the occupiers shelled another warehouse near Kyiv used by the WHO. The facility sustained damage.
In total, the organization has counted two dozen attacks by Moscow this year that specifically targeted warehouses containing humanitarian aid.
These attacks are part of a broader trend affecting humanitarian operations across the country. In 2026, at least 20 attacks hit warehouses storing humanitarian supplies, including 15 attacks targeting warehouses with humanitarian medical supplies,
” Lindmeier noted.
However, the Russian attacks have not forced the WHO to abandon its humanitarian mission in Ukraine.
The organization reported that it has already identified alternative options for storing its supplies.
Reuters reported this.
Russia damaged a WHO warehouse containing humanitarian medical supplies in the Kyiv region.
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