Ministry of Health: Restoration of damaged healthcare infrastructure continues across Ukraine

russia’s full-scale armed aggression continues to cause widespread destruction across Ukraine, including damage to civilian and healthcare infrastructure.

As of 1 September 2026, healthcare departments of the regional military administrations and the Kyiv City Military Administration had confirmed damage to or destruction of 2,687 facilities belonging to 854 healthcare institutions.

Of these, 340 facilities belonging to 127 healthcare institutions have been completely destroyed.

The greatest levels of damage and destruction have been recorded at healthcare facilities in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kyiv regions.

Despite daily threats and the difficult security situation, the restoration of healthcare infrastructure continues. To date, 752 facilities have been fully restored and a further 317 partially restored. However, 87 facilities that had been fully restored were subsequently damaged again.

Healthcare institutions continue to operate even in challenging conditions. Services are currently being provided at 1,639 facilities, with a further 187 operating partially. Another 241 facilities have been relocated.

Information on the destruction and extent of damage to facilities in Mariupol and other temporarily occupied territories remains incomplete because it cannot be independently verified.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 345 ambulances have also been destroyed, 225 damaged and 80 seized by the enemy.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine and its international partners continue to restore damaged healthcare infrastructure and work to ensure that patients have uninterrupted access to medical care.

As previously reported, the Ministry is assessing the readiness of healthcare institutions across the regions to maintain uninterrupted operations during the 2026–2027 autumn and winter period. Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine Ihor Kopach recently visited Cherkasy region to assess hospitals’ preparedness to continue operating during potential prolonged disruptions to electricity, heating and water supplies.