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HIGHLIGHTS
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As of 20 August, the number of IDPs is estimated to have reached 190,000.
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IDPs from eastern Ukraine now make up 92% of the total number of displaced.
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UNHCR is concerned by the attack on a convoy of people attempting to leave Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine.
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UNHCR is concerned by the increasing number of casualties, OHCHR estimates that as of 13 August the death toll has increased to 2,119.
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As of 15 August 2014 the Russian Federation reported that 87,927 Ukrainians have applied for international protection and of 8 August 119,416 Ukrainians applied for other forms of legal stay.
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UNHCR, together with the State Emergency Service and other UN agencies has provided humanitarian assistance to vulnerable IDPs in Donetsk region.
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UNHCR is concerned about the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine.
Those who remain in the conflict affected areas lack food supplies, water and electricity.
KEY FIGURES
Internal displacement (as of 20 August)
190,000 Ukrainians are internally displaced
Applications for international protection in Russia (as of 15 August)
87,927 Ukrainians applied for refugee status or temporary asylum in the Russian Federation
Applications for international protection in other neighboring countries
Poland: 1,243 applications (as of 18.08)
Belarus: 304 applications (as of 19.08)