Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 30th Jan. UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA said on Monday that recent attacks in Ukraine are causing more suffering for civilians who enduring harsh winter conditions.
OCHA cited Ukrainian officials who reported that over a dozen civilians were killed or injured in attacks in eastern, central and southern Ukraine over the past three days.
Homes, schools, a hospital and energy infrastructure were also impacted, OCHA stated.
UN agency said “In the eastern region of Kharkiv, authorities said shelling caused damage to homes and electrical grids,”.
“In the southern region of Kherson, attacks over the weekend also damaged homes, as well as education and telecommunications facilities, according to the governor of the oblast.”
OCHA and partners continue to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to people in these areas.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, led a convoy to the Kherson Region. The trucks delivered food, medical supplies, winter clothes, solar lamps, hygiene items and children’s supplies to about 800 people in need.
She added that another convoy arrived in the Kharkiv Region on Friday brought blankets, bottled water, solar lamps, medical supplies and hygiene kits, supplies for people with disabilities, and construction materials to repair damaged homes.
UN and partners sent over 107 humanitarian convoys to support some 400,000 residents in the front-line areas in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine in 2023.
