January in Ukraine saw brief periods of hostilities and fighting that damaged critical infrastructure like gas pipelines and power lines, disrupting water supply for millions of people. Harsh winter weather with heavy snow and freezing temperatures also caused over 80 schools to temporarily close, affecting more than 30,000 students. The humanitarian situation was further aggravated by outbreaks of measles and the disruption of mobile phone networks for 2 million people in eastern Ukraine. Humanitarian agencies continued providing assistance across sectors in response to needs on both sides of the contact line.

1. UKRAINE: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 27 February 2018)
January was marked by brief flare ups of hostilities and sporadic localized fighting particularly towards the end of the month. Damage to critical infrastructure, including gas pipelines and powerlines, meant that water
supply for 4.2 million people in Donetska and Luhanska oblasts was constantly at risk of failure. Weather conditions deteriorated rapidly with heavy snowfall and temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees. Over 80
educational facilities in the Government controlled areas (GCA) of Donetska oblast had to close temporarily, affecting over 30,000 students, while access to dozens of settlements along the ‘contact line’ became difficult
or, at times, impossible. Since late December, the ‘Vodafone’ mobile network in the Non-Government controlled areas (NGCA) was disrupted, affecting 2 million subscribers, including those relying on SMS notifications
to renew their displacement status for accessing pensions and social benefits. The humanitarian situation was further aggravated by over 1,200 reported cases of measles across the country, while at least 43 cases were
recorded in Donetska oblast NGCA for the first two weeks of January. Humanitarian agencies continued to provide vital assistance and protection across all sectors, including in response to the measles outbreak on both
sides of the ‘contact line’. As of 1 February, the Logistics Cluster handed over its responsibilities on preparation of convoys to individual humanitarian agencies and started to transit coordination functions to UNHCR and
OCHA.
People targeted
0.2m 0.3m 0.9m 1.3m 0.2m 2.3m
3.4m
The boundaries, names and the designations used on this map do not imply
official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Security incident data is provided by INSO.
Luhansk
Donetsk
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEA OF AZOV
BLACK SEA
SEA OF AZOVROMANIA
BELARUS
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
POLAND
MOLDOVA
HUNGARY
SLOVAKIA
SERBIA
Kyiv
Number of security incidents
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‘Contact Line’ as of October 2017
- +
2018 HRP: REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING***
3%
FUNDED
Funding by Cluster (% and million $)
$13m non-HRP humanitarian funding to Ukraine in 2018
Education
Food Security
and Livelihoods
Health and
Nutrition
Shelter/NFI
Protection
WASH
Logistics
Humanitarian
Coordination
Multi-purpose
Cash
Cluster not yet
specified
0.0
1.1
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
187
*** According to FTS as of 26 February 2018. Many donations are yet to be recorded, and donors and partners are invited to register donations.
0%
3%
3%
11.0
38.4
21.1
0
43.1
21.1
29.9
5.1
6.5
5
0.0
1.1
2TOTAL
Funding requirements
million $
Overall Critical
Funding status
million $
Overall Critical
8.9
22.6
13.8
0
35.5
13.8
26.8
5.1
137
REQUIREMENTS (US$)
187m
UNMET ($)
182m
FUNDED (US$)
5m
137m
critical
requirements
2m
critical requirements
met
135m
critical
requirements
unmet
SECURITY HOTSPOTSKEY FIGURES
NEEDS AND RESPONSE (2018)SECURITY INCIDENTS (last 12 months) WASH INCIDENTS (as of January 2018)
Jan'18
Dec'17
Nov'17
Oct'17
Sep'17
Aug'17
Jul'17
Jun'17
May'17
Apr'17
Mar'17
Feb'17
Jan'17
Jan'18
Dec'17
Nov'17
Oct'17
Sep'17
Aug'17
Jul'17
Jun'17
May'17
Apr'17
Mar'17
Feb'17
Jan'17
DAMAGED EDUCATION FACILITIES
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Jan'18
Dec'17
Nov'17
Oct'17
Sep'17
Aug'17
Jul'17
Jun'17
May'17
Apr'17
Mar'17
Feb'17
Education Food Security
and Livelihoods
Health and
Nutrition Protection Shelter/NFI WASH
4
1
2
9
3
2
3
4
4
2 2
1 1
2
6
2
4
18
20
4
15
12
12
4
6
8
9
18
GCA NGCA
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.02.0
2.9
Total number of facilities
GCA: NGCA:
Source: OHCHR
Source: INSO
Source: WASH Cluster
5 0
** In Donetska and Luhanska oblasts
$ 71m, 35 %
$ 105m, 35 %
$ 173m, 55 %
2017
2016
2015
$ 204m
$ 298m
$ 316m
REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING (2015-2017) Unmet requirementsFunded
Creation date: 27 February 2018 Sources: OCHA, OHCHR, HNO 2018, HRP 2018, INSO, WASH Cluster, Education Cluster, State Emergency Service (SES), Ministry of Health of Ukraine www.unocha.org https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/ukraine www.reliefweb.int www.facebook.com/ochaukraineFeedback: ochaukraine@un.org
*Figures on civilian casualties for the month of January is not available at the date of publication, data as of 18 January 2018
591
158
105 486
Casualties reported
in 2017
Civilian casualties*
Reported incidents
13,706 Security incidents
reported in 2017**
Mines and UXO
related casualties
deaths injured
135 WASH incidents
reported in 2017
2.3m43 29 14
5 WASH incidents
reported in January 2018
465 Security incidents
reported in January 2018**
PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED