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WFP Ukraine White Paper: Issue No. 4, May 2026 | There is No Place Like Home: Returns to Frontline Areas in Ukraine and Humanitarian Implications
By World Food Programme at ReliefWeb
· June 3, 2026
· 1 min read
. Around the world, travelling “home” often evokes a nostalgic feeling of returning to familiar places, spending time in cozy family gatherings, and experiencing the warm sense of belonging associated with home. For Ukrainians, this is often not the case, as many native homes have been damaged or de
Key takeaway In fact, more than 13% of Ukraine’s total housing stock has been damaged or destroyed, and nearly 75% of this destruction is concentrated in frontline oblasts1.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 3, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? . Around the world, travelling “home” often evokes a nostalgic feeling of returning to familiar places, spending time in cozy family gatherings, and experiencing the warm sense of belonging associated with home. For Ukrainians, this is often not the case, as many native homes have been damaged or de
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