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CONTEXT AND OVERVIEW
▪ Large-scale Russian aerial attacks continue across Ukraine, with a sustained targeting of energy infrastructure. According to 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. People will struggle to remain safe and warm in their homes as energy prices, including for solid fuel, are expected to soar, along with household expenditures. The situation is expected to be particularly severe in the north, east and south of Ukraine, where shelling and targeted attacks on civilian and critical infrastructure are daily occurrences. Local authorities in the nine frontline oblasts have provided preliminary estimates of more than 862,000 at-risk vulnerable people who will need additional support in winter.
▪ Early investments in winterization programming and procurement—among humanitarian partners and donors— are crucial if people are to remain safe and warm in their homes— and avoid being forced to relocate as temperatures drop. UNHCR’s winter response will complement broader efforts to restore damaged energy infrastructure—and provide direct support to vulnerable people in need.
▪ UNHCR is working closely with partners to prepare for an integrated, multi-faceted response to help people survive the harsh winter conditions in Ukraine. In coordination with the Government, and as part of the broader inter-agency winter response plan, UNHCR’s winterization response will target waraffected people with specific vulnerabilities, including those displaced.