UN refugee agency says $1 million worth of aid lost in Russian strike in Ukraine

"It is significant for ​us, because it is the first time that a ⁠UNHCR facility is being targeted or attacked," Castel-Hollingworth said. UNHCR said it was ⁠part ​of a broader trend of attacks on humanitarian convoys.

The United Nations ​refugee agency on Friday said ​it had lost $1 ‌million worth ​of aid when a Russian missile struck one of its warehouses in ‌Dnipro in eastern Ukraine earlier this week. The warehouse, which contained emergency shelter materials, including sleeping mats, and hygiene kits was destroyed on Wednesday, ‌and two people were killed, Bernadette Castel-Hollingworth, the UNCHR Representative ‌in Kyiv, said via video link from Poland.

The supplies were destined to be distributed to displaced and war-affected people in frontline areas in ⁠Ukraine, ​and deprive people ⁠of critical assistance at a time of significant need as forced displacement and ⁠evacuations continue from frontline regions, according to UNHCR. "It is significant for ​us, because it is the first time that a ⁠UNHCR facility is being targeted or attacked," Castel-Hollingworth said.

UNHCR said it was ⁠part ​of a broader trend of attacks on humanitarian convoys. Last week, two clearly marked UN convoys with humanitarian workers were ⁠hit by drones: one truck was delivering aid in the Dnipropetrovsk ⁠region, while ⁠a convoy on the way to Ostriv in the Kherson region was also targeted, UNHCR ‌said.