Additional Context: According to ACAPS, smaller organizations, which tend to be the primary responders in frontline areas, have been particularly vulnerable to funding cuts. Overall operational gaps are greater in central and western regions of the country as humanitarian responders have prioritized frontline areas for assistance. Still, the impacts of operational disruptions are more pronounced in frontline areas where larger numbers of people need immediate assistance. This has implications for both program reach and rapid-response capacity in meeting both urgent and longer-term needs, including for longer-term IDPs. From October 2024 to October 2025, the number of responders fell from 662 to 529.

The analysis draws on a survey ACAPS conducted to assess the impacts of the U.S. foreign aid suspension, specifically on the humanitarian response in Ukraine. Sixty-nine representatives of international, national, and local humanitarian organizations responded to the survey, the insights from which were also supplemented with a secondary data review of publicly available information and key informant interviews with 27 humanitarian and development organizations.

Source: ACAPS