To prepare for winter, Ukraine is receiving a new aid package from the United Nations Refugee Agency. UN High Commissioner Grandi is also taking a look at the situation for himself.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced a new aid package of 100 million US dollars (around 93 million euros) during a visit to Ukraine. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is thus supporting preparations for winter and will continue to stand by the government in Kiev to help displaced or otherwise war-affected Ukrainians, said Grandi at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in Kiev. The aid agency wants to continue to mobilize funds to support the country attacked by Russia.
Zelenskyj thanked for the help, which is urgently needed in view of the destruction of the energy infrastructure caused by the Russian attacks. At the same time, according to a statement from the presidential office, he stressed that the country needs further help to rebuild destroyed houses and set up protective bunkers in schools and hospitals. This will give the Ukrainian refugees the security of being able to return home.
Grandi has visited Ukraine for the fifth time since the start of the Russian war of aggression on February 24, 2022. He also visited the children’s hospital in Kyiv that was hit by a missile attack, he announced on the social network X. “No place should be better protected than a hospital for children. Nevertheless, it was hit by a missile on July 8,” he said.
According to UNHCR, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has left around 9.7 million displaced people, around 6 million of them abroad. Many people have fled especially from the particularly contested east and south of Ukraine, where Russian troops have occupied large parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. In some cases, entire cities have been completely destroyed.
Source: Stern
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