On December 24, ten months of full-scale invasion of Ukraine came to an end. During those ten months, there was tremendous human agony, destruction, and death. Several artillery attacks on central Kherson on this day resulted in the deaths and injuries of scores of civilians, a press release cites the UNHCR report.
Mine accidents have increased recently in the oblasts of Kharkivska, Khersonska, and Mykolaivska. The majority of the recently retaken territory in Ukraine is extensively polluted with explosives. Demining is important.
In order to reach more people with services and supplies that will keep them warm and protected during the winter, UNHCR is collaborating closely with local and national actors as the country faces subzero temperatures.
Winter assistance has now been provided to about 1.4 million people, and 81 generators have been sent to 19 oblasts to supply heating and Invincibility Points that the oblast authorities have identified.
Since the start of the war, 4 million people have received assistance from UNHCR and its partners in the form of protection, temporary accommodation, basic necessities, and financial support. Our programs are carried out in such a way as to assist early recovery, long-lasting solutions for IDPs, returnees, and people who stayed in severely damaged areas, and to strengthen national ownership and sustainability.
The demand for generators at heating sites, Invincibility Points, and social institutions is still urgent due to waves of attacks on the energy infrastructure. 10 additional generators were delivered by UNHCR during the previous week to the oblast authorities to be placed at specific sites.
For instance, in the retaken city of Kherson, UNHCR was able to send generators to a medical center and an Invincibility Point. Two generators were supplied to a collective site in Dnipropterovska oblast on December 24 in order to serve the more than 120 residents there, most of whom are elderly. 400 people can stay at the Chernihiv Medical Center in Chernihiv city during blackouts thanks to a generator that has made its way there.
