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A Russian strike on a logistics facility in the Kyiv region destroyed nearly $3.9 million worth of UNICEF humanitarian supplies intended for Ukrainian children and families affected by the war, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner said, UATV English reports.
According to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, more than 106,000 humanitarian items were destroyed in the attack, including generators, drinking water, hygiene kits and other critical supplies.
“This is another attack by the aggressor state not only on civilian infrastructure, but also on an international humanitarian mission that saves lives every day,” Lubinets wrote on Telegram.
He said UNICEF has been a long-standing partner of the Ombudsman’s Office and continues to provide daily assistance to Ukrainian children and families.
“An attack on a humanitarian warehouse is an attack on those who save lives,” Lubinets said.
The ombudsman also stressed that Russia continues to kill children and destroy humanitarian infrastructure across Ukraine. Citing UNICEF data, he said two children were killed and at least 50 others injured during the previous week.
June recorded the highest monthly number of child casualties since 2022, with seven children killed and another 116 injured, according to the figures cited by Lubinets.
The supplies were stored at a logistics center in the Kyiv region that was hit during a Russian missile attack overnight on July 19. The strike damaged the main distribution hub operated by AMTEL and reportedly destroyed a warehouse complex covering more than 100,000 square meters.
The facility handled goods for Ukrainian businesses, medicines, humanitarian assistance and hundreds of thousands of postal shipments.
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