NEWSQUOTE: AIRSTRIKES DAMAGE SECOND SAVE THE CHILDREN PREMISES IN UKRAINE IN ONE WEEK

KYIV, 6 August 2026 - A guided aerial bomb struck about 220 metres from Save the Children’s office in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, overnight, damaging the building in the second attack to affect Save the Children facilities in Ukraine this week.

All staff have been accounted for and the damage to the office was limited. However, this follows a drone strike on Monday that severely damaged a Save the Children warehouse storing humanitarian supplies for children affected by the four-year war in Ukraine.

The latest attacks come amid an escalation in aerial bombardments across Ukraine this summer and highlights the growing risks faced by civilians, aid workers and the infrastructure supporting humanitarian operations.

In June, a guided aerial bomb hit a kindergarten in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine where Save the Children ran psychosocial and education activities for children, heavily damaging the site. 

Sonia Khush, Save the Children Country Director in Ukraine said: 

“Last night, attacks across multiple cities in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged a Save the Children office in Sumy, from where we deliver vital humanitarian programming for children and families. This is the second such attack affecting Save the Children premises this week. These are a devastating reminder that children in Ukraine continue to bear the brunt of this war. 

"As attacks in Ukraine become more frequent, unpredictable and intense, children are facing an ever-growing risk of being killed, injured or traumatised. Repeated nights spent in shelters and constant threats of attacks are leaving many children exhausted, anxious, and fearful for the future. At the same time, these attacks are making it increasingly difficult for humanitarian organisations to reach children and families in need.

“Civilians must be protected and harm to children must be ended, while attacks on civilian infrastructure – including humanitarian facilities, homes, schools, and hospitals – must stop immediately.”

Save the Children has been working in Ukraine since 2014 and has scaled up operations since the war escalated in February 2022. The organisation now has a team of about 200 staff based in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv and Dnipro. Working with more than 25 partners, the organisation has provided support to more than 4.7 million people, including around 1.9 million children.