We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Working in Ukraine for the emergency response since 2014.

Ukraine
Joined July 2019
Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
PRESS RELEASE: #Ukraine official data shows a 27% uptick in air raid alarms since the start of July, amid surging child casualties as civilian infrastructure hit. "Behind every alert is real fear for children" Sonia Khush @save_children Ukraine director bit.ly/4hry04Y
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
UKRAINE: Save the Children office in Sumy damaged last night - the second of our premises damaged by air attacks this week. "These are a devastating reminder that children in Ukraine continue to bear the brunt of this war " Sonia Khush @save_children bit.ly/4z2DlYs
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
A drone strike damaged a Save the Children warehouse in #UKRAINE. Thankfully nobody was harmed but vital supplies for children were damaged. As we assess the losses, one thing is clear: children continue to pay the price for this war " Sonia Khush, Ukraine Director @save_children
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
"Last night guided bombs hit a Kharkiv region kindergarten #Ukraine where we run psychosocial & education activities. Luckily nobody was harmed but the site severely damaged. Children's spaces must be protected" –Sonia Khush @save_children Ukraine Director available for interview
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
FEATURED: "Every part of a child’s life in #Ukraine has become a daily struggle. We have met children that lost the ability to speak due to the shock of missile strikes..." @soniakhush, Country Director Ukraine, Save the Children tv4play.se/klipp/f02f1571fe1…
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
FEATURED: @Independent “For some children, the only world they have known is one filled with air raid alerts that disrupt their sleep, interrupt their learning and signal constant, life-threatening danger day after day,” Sonia Khush @SCIUkraine independent.co.uk/news/world…
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
Children in Ukraine have endured an average of 4,000 hours of air raid alarms – equivalent to over 5.5 months of constant alerts – since Feb 2022. "Despite playing no part in the war, children are paying the heaviest price" Sonia Khush @SCIUkraine savethechildren.net/news/ukr…
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
NEWS QUOTE: Children in Ukraine forced to camp in their own homes to try and stay warm during power cuts in one of the coldest weeks this winter. "Winter is being used as a weapon of war in Ukraine". Sonia Khush, Ukraine country director @save_children savethechildren.net/news/new…
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
UKRAINE: All schools in Kyiv have been forced to close until Feb, keeping about 300,000 children out of classrooms amid freezing cold & massive power outages. “Children are paying the price of war with their education, safety and health.” – Sonia Khush. Available for interviews.
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
STATEMENT: As a state of emergency is declared freezing temperatures of up to –20 degrees Celsius (-4F) have forced the closure of many schools across Ukraine so far this year, after a near doubling of attacks on energy infrastructure savethechildren.net/news/ukr…
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
NEWS QUOTE: Children in Ukraine face freezing weather this Christmas as latest attacks trigger power cuts. “The holidays should be a time for celebration...instead, families are once again facing another winter with repeated blackouts,” @AhmadAlhendawi ↪️savethechildren.net/news/new…
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
29 people including one child injured and over 500,000 people without power after last night's attack on #Kyiv. "Children's safety has been shattered yet again. Strikes on their homes and vital energy facilities must stop." — Sonia Khush, @SCIUkraine
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
🔍 What do children expect from education during war? The @UkrEdCluster established a Children's Strategic Advisory Group to make decisions on priority #EiE responses, including youth from war-affected regions across #Ukraine aged 14-18. Read their recommendations:
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
On #WorldTeachersDay, we honour the resilience of Ukraine’s educators who continue their work amid war. Humanitarians support teachers who, despite personal sacrifice, stay committed to ensuring children's access to education—vital for their future. ⬇️bit.ly/4nz8igK
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Save the Children in Ukraine retweeted
For me safety is... 💁💁‍♀️ children from #Ukraine 🇺🇦 share what safety means to them #education #war #future #dreams
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