Ukraine: Financial stress and loneliness driving families back to homes on the front line

Country: Ukraine Source: Save the Children New report released by Save the Children reveals over 1.6 million people have returned to front line areas in Ukraine despite the dangers. KYIV, 2 April 2026 - Over 1.6 million people have returned to front line areas in Ukraine despite the dangers with families saying the financial stress of being away from home and missing their community outweighed the risks, [1] according to Save the Children research. As the war in Ukraine approaches 1,500 days, a survey by Save the C