With political upheaval and a war in the East, Ukrainians are facing poverty, with prices rising sharply, the currency crumbling, and a nearly bankrupt state. Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
VOA: Millions of People in Ukraine Are in Desperate Straits as Winter Approaches
GENEVA — The United Nations warns some 4 million people across Ukraine are facing a desperate situation as winter approaches and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance to survive the bitterly cold months ahead.
Ukraine is into its fourth year of war, a war that the United Nations estimates has killed about 10,000 people and injured more than 23,500 others. No resolution is in sight to what has become a frozen conflict between the Kyiv government and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.
This is causing immense suffering to millions of people living in zones close to the contact line that separates the areas controlled by each side. The UN reports some four million people need food, health services, shelter, water and sanitation and protection as winter approaches.
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WNU Editor: From what people are telling me .... the situation is far worse than what the above VOA post is reporting. Bottom line .... this is not going to be an easy winter for most Ukrainians.
2 comments:
It's been a few winters now that you've posted similar articles. Thank god the slavs are a hardy people and seem to be able to put up with a lot.
The population has decreased a lot, mostly young people that, surprise surprise has emigrated to Russia
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