Protection Analysis Update: Mounting Civilian Casualties and the Cumulative Impact of the War in Ukraine - October 2026

Country: Ukraine Source: Protection Cluster Please refer to the attached files. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Entering the fifth year of the full-scale war, Ukraine’s civilian population continues to experience the cumulative effects of prolonged and increasingly technology-driven warfare, characterized by persistent insecurity, repeated displacement, and widespread damage to civilian infrastructure. With no clear end to the war in sight, the war is deepening protection risks, entrenching vulnerabilities an