Trapped by war, energy attacks and funding cuts: Women and girls in Ukraine face a deadly triple crisis
UN Women | 20.02.2026 18:30New York – Four years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 5,000 women and girls have been killed and 14,000 injured, with 2025 being the deadliest year yet – and the real toll likely far higher. As the war intensifies and energy attacks cripple daily life, a third crisis is tightening its grip on women and girls: collapsing funding for women-led and women’s rights organizations, the very lifeline keeping women and girls alive, protected and supported.
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