2049-0801792022JulAnn Med Surg (Lond)Ukraine - Russia crisis and its impacts on the mental health of Ukrainian young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.10403310403310403310.1016/j.amsu.2022.104033The Russia-Ukraine crisis has been at the center of international talks since early 2022. This conflict, bursting after the sanitary crisis of the covid 19 pandemic, creates an atmosphere of uncertainty and instability, which negatively impacts many aspects, including mental health. Young Ukrainians have been suffering from socio-political instability for decades, and the current war, together with the Covid 19 pandemic, shatters hopes of brighter days. This commentary covers the challenges facing the younger generation in Ukraine and the impact of this situation on their mental health.© 2022 The Authors.ChaayaCelineCOli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.Devi ThambiVimalaVOli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India.SabuncuÖzgeÖOli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.AbediReemROli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.NRC, Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.Osman Ahmed OsmanAwabAOli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.Faculty of Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.UwishemaOlivierOOli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education, Kigali, Rwanda.Clinton Global Initiative University, New York, USA.Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.OnyeakaHelenHSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152TT, UK.engJournal Article20220623