The attack on Yarova injured almost 20 others. Many elderly civilians have decided to stay at home in front -line communities, despite climbing the danger of the continuous offensive of Russia, said deputy secretary general Matthias SchmaleThe best humanitarian official of the UN in the country.
“This lasting violence continues to tear lives. In recent days, the Donetsk region has increased by victims and civil damage as hostilities have intensified, “he said in a statement.
“On behalf of the United Nations and the humanitarian community, we stick with all the families who cry their loved ones and with all the injuries. The attacks affecting civilians during their daily life are inadmissible. ”
“Relentless” attacks against health care
The ambulances attacked, the sick patients chronically devoid of care and no peace in sight: for millions of Ukrainians, the prospect of another winter of war is only the last challenge for life or death which they face, the United Nations Health Agency (WHOsaid on Tuesday.
Speaking of Kyiv in the wake of deadly strikes on the Ukrainian capital by Russia on Sunday, which is representative in the country, Dr. Jarno Habicht, told journalists in Geneva that more than 800 drones and missiles were involved in the last attack, which makes it one of the most important since the start of the war in February 2022.
“It’s a reality [which] Many humanitarian workers, humanitarian, but above all, millions of Ukrainians live day and night, “he said.
Front line
Dr. Habicht described his recent mission in the Zaporizhzhia region which he said had suffered “relentless” attacks, including health care.
“” Strikes are continuous“, He insisted, explaining that who constantly provides medical kits to establishments where patients suffering from trauma receive care. Unfortunately we have daily injuries across Ukraine, “he said.
The OMS officials underlined a 12% increase in annual sliding of attacks affecting health infrastructure in the country. One in four attacks is against an ambulance, he said.
“If we think of non-war environments, when someone calls an ambulance, it is for a reason … it is for a reason for life and death,” he said. ” But In Ukraine, ambulances are attacked. “”
According to the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office, OchhaVictims of the latest attacks were reported in a number of other cities on Monday, including Odesa, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih and Kherson. Strikes have also targeted energy infrastructure, disturbing energy and water supply before the winter season, Ochha said.
“We have to prepare for a winter at war because we do not see peace in sight”, “ Dr. Habicht insisted.
After his visit to Zaporizhzhia and his discussion with the authorities and health workers there, he underlined the need to keep the heating stations open when approaching the cold season and to ensure that drinking water is available in health establishments.
Dr. Habicht also underlined the magnitude of the burden of the mental health of the conflict, which “will remain for generations”.
Urgent needs
According to the latest assessment of WHO health needs in Ukraine in April, seven out of 10 people said mental health problems, anxiety, depression and serious stress in the last 12 months, “directly linked to attacks on civil infrastructure”.
The WHO representative added that by visiting the hospital services on Monday in Zaporizhzhia, he saw a number of men and women over the age of 60 who need rehabilitation after having undergone a stroke. “All other diseases continue at the time of war,” he said, stressing that “recovery cannot expect” patients with chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Increased funding is necessary for the humanitarian response in Ukraine and to support recovery and catering efforts. But only 35.5% of the required resources (around 46 million dollars) were made available for humanitarian partners, allowing WHO and its partners to reach a million people on its three million objectives.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
