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OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
Large-scale Russian attacks continue across Ukraine, with a sustained targeting of energy infrastructure. According to latest estimates, Ukraine has lost more than 60% of its energy generation capacity, with potentially dire consequences on the quality of everyday life in Ukraine as winter approaches. Rolling power outages are now a common occurrence across the country and will likely worsen in the coming months. Aerial attacks and shelling continue to impact civilians, particularly in frontline and border communities in the north, south and east of the country. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) reported that at least 174 civilians were killed and 690 were injured in Ukraine in May 2024, the highest number of civilian casualties in a single month since June 2023. More than half of these casualties occurred in Kharkivska oblast, where Russian armed forces launched a new ground offensive on 10 May.
UNHCR is providing immediate protection and assistance to people living in impacted areas while supporting the early recovery and durable solutions for displaced people, returnees, and war-affected people remaining in their homes.