He informed the media, citing UN humanitarian partners regular daily press briefing Intense violence in various regions of the war-torn country resulted in “many civilian casualties”, including children and journalists.
“Ukrainian authorities reported more than 50 civilian casualties on 31 December alone”, Mr. Haq said.
mounting casualties
Recent attacks on the capital Kyiv have damaged several education facilities, including a hotel, residential homes and a university.
And on December 31, during hostilities in the Kherson region, two children were wounded – one of them a 13-year-old boy taken to a children’s hospital in Kherson, which was shelled in the early hours of New Year’s Day was, Mr. Haq said, referring to the regional governor.
In addition, intense fighting also continued in eastern Donetsk and the Luhansk region, with civilian casualties and infrastructure damage reported “on both sides of the front line”.
help is in progress
“Despite the continuing attacks, we, along with our humanitarian partners, continue to provide support to those in need in the most affected communities,” said the UN deputy spokesperson.
He outlined some of the life-saving assistance the organization is providing while the fighting continues.
“On 28 December, an inter-agency convoy delivered food, water, blankets, emergency shelter kits and other supplies from the International Organization for Migration (iom), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and the World Food Program (WHO) in the front-line cities of Liman and Svyatohirsk in Donetsk Oblast.
Both communities have suffered heavy fighting, which has destroyed homes, demolished critical infrastructure, and cut off access to basic services.
“The people who still live in these areas are mostly elderly and people with limited mobility.”
Dozens of Russian soldiers are reported to have been killed
A missile strike late on New Year’s Eve in occupied eastern Ukraine produced the highest death toll since Russia invaded the country on February 24, according to news reports.
Ukrainian military sources reported that about 400 people were killed or wounded in Makiivka, but there was no independent verification on the number of casualties.
The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged on Monday that 63 soldiers were killed in the attack when HIMARS rockets destroyed the vocational college, housing the concept.