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The United Nations said on June 17 that four months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine had reached an “extremely alarming” level and was continuing to deteriorate.
“Almost four months after the start of the war, the humanitarian situation throughout Ukraine – especially in the Donbas – is extremely alarming and continues to deteriorate rapidly,” the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, said in a statement.
OCHA said the situation “is particularly worrying in and around Severodonjeck”, the eastern Ukrainian city, where fierce fighting has been going on for weeks.
“In Severodonjeck, as we said, thousands of people – including women, children and the elderly – are experiencing constant bombing and fighting,” the statement said.
“The parties to the conflict have not reached an agreement to facilitate the safe evacuation of civilians or to provide access to aid workers, in order to provide emergency assistance.”
The UN said the city lacked “access to clean water, food, electricity and sanitation”.
The group also said that “active hostilities continue to escalate” in eastern Ukraine and that the war “is taking a heavy toll on civilians, including aid workers.”
“Despite major access challenges, the UN and humanitarian partners have been able to assist over 8.8 million citizens across Ukraine since the war began,” the statement said.
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