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The war against Ukraine continues to devastate the lives of millions of people across the country, as reports of new attacks emerge, and the offense in the east further intensifles. The statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine notes that in the first 11 days of this month alone, at least 135 civilians, including 6 children, were killed in Government-controlled territory, and at least 24 civilians were killed, 4 of them children, in non-Government-controlled areas, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. The actual numbers, however, are likely to be much higher. Damages to civilian infrastructure are alarmingly impacting people's access to critical services such as water, electricity and health services in the Donbas region.
UNHCR'"s response has reached over 1.5 million people with protection services, cash assistance and essential items to address immediate needs, and shelter support to provisionally repair damaged homes to protect people from the elements and create or improve sleeping spaces in reception and collective centres. While providing immediate relief to those fleeing, UNHCR is also working closely with local and national actors to lay the groundwork for recovery and durable solutions and ensure that our response is effectively reinforcing and complementing national systems.
Repsponding to winterization needs in Ukraine is a key priority of the humanitarian response to prepare for the onset of the freezing temperatures. UNHCR will scale up shelter repairs, ensuring proper insulation is installed in those homes, expand refurbishment of collective centres, distribute heating appliances and other winterized items, and cash for accommodation and utilities.