Russian missile strikes destroy U.N. humanitarian supplies in Dnipro

An Iskander ballistic missile struck a warehouse in Dnipro on May 20, 2026, killing two workers and destroying U.N. humanitarian supplies stored there. The facility held roughly one million dollars in materials including plywood, hygiene kits, and tarps for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Five days later, another Iskander destroyed World Food Programme stocks in the same city. Officials said the warehouse was not located near military or industrial sites that could explain the targeting as collateral damage.

U.N. facilities The U.N. shares the locations of its facilities with both the Russian and Ukrainian governments. Officials stated that forensic evidence showed the damage resulted entirely from the Iskander missile rather than from Ukrainian interceptors.

On the same day as the second strike, the Kremlin warned foreign diplomats and U.N. agencies to leave Kyiv. The Russian ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva delivered the warning directly to U.N. officials.

U.N. response The UNHCR maintained its operations in Dnipro after the attacks.

The U.N. has not issued a public statement attributing responsibility for the strikes. The same pattern of U.N. facilities remaining in contested areas has occurred in Yemen, where offices stayed in Sana’a despite reported incidents involving U.N. staff.