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Air raid sirens blared across the eastern Ukrainian city, but no one in the shelter seemed particularly concerned, even though dozens of Russian missiles hit 19 cities the day before across the country, including Dnipro, killing at least 19 and wounding scores more.

Ocean of Kindness, an organization that provides temporary housing to disabled Ukrainians, helps secure permanent shelter for those who have been displaced because of the war. It is best equipped to handle relocations within Ukraine, but it also helps families apply for residency abroad, although it can be a challenge to find countries willing to accept those with special needs, according to the organization’s chief.

On Tuesday, in one dimly lit room of the shelter, Tetiana Samokhvalova, 50, helped her 13-year-old daughter, Daria, out of bed. The room’s windows were covered with cardboard to catch flying glass, should a missile land nearby. Daria, who has cerebral palsy, fled from the southern city of Nikopol last week with her mother, bringing only her diary, an apple and some biscuits.

Outside the shelter, Aleksandr Feydyenko, 46, who is blind, smoked a cigarette beneath a leafy tree. Mr. Feydyenko is from Toretsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region that has been repeatedly shelled.

In another room, Natalia Boritko, 42, who has multiple sclerosis, was aided by her husband, Hryhoriy Boritko, 41, who also has limited mobility, as she moved across the room to a bed.

Mrs. and Mr. Boritko, along with their 14-year-old daughter, Kateryna, have been displaced multiple times by unrest in Ukraine, moving from city to city in the war-battered eastern part of the country. The family is originally from the eastern town of Avdiivka, but fled about 70 miles to Sloviansk in 2014 because of the war in the area. This April, they had to uproot themselves again for safety concerns, leaving Sloviansk for the Kramatorsk district and later Dnipro.

Ocean of Kindness is hoping to help the family relocate to Germany.