Press gallery // Ukraine war
The Norwegian Refugee Council is deeply worried that intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine will lead to besiegement of entire cities and towns. The immense suffering and bloodshed that engulfed Mariupol may be senselessly repeated elsewhere, as the country marks two months of war.
Jan Egeland, Secretary General of NRC, is on a five day visit to Ukraine, including to Kyiv and Lviv.
Humanitarian needs across Ukraine continue to skyrocket as the country marks two months of war on 24 April. Almost 12 million people – one in four Ukrainians – have been forced to flee their homes in the fastest mass flight this century. Hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in areas of active hostilities without access to food or water. Over 2,000 people have been registered as killed, but actual figures are believed to be considerably higher.
A recent missile attack in the western city of Lviv highlights that even those areas considered relatively safe, are not. Lviv serves as the largest transit point for displaced people, and NRC operates there to provide assistance to people fleeing fighting.
Read MoreJan Egeland, Secretary General of NRC, is on a five day visit to Ukraine, including to Kyiv and Lviv.
Humanitarian needs across Ukraine continue to skyrocket as the country marks two months of war on 24 April. Almost 12 million people – one in four Ukrainians – have been forced to flee their homes in the fastest mass flight this century. Hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in areas of active hostilities without access to food or water. Over 2,000 people have been registered as killed, but actual figures are believed to be considerably higher.
A recent missile attack in the western city of Lviv highlights that even those areas considered relatively safe, are not. Lviv serves as the largest transit point for displaced people, and NRC operates there to provide assistance to people fleeing fighting.
An evacuation train from the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Province in eastern Ukraine has just arrived at Lviv train station. The IDPs arriving from Kramatorsk told NRC staff that they were exhausted and traumatized after up to four weeks spent mainly in basements and bomb shelters. Some plan to stay in western Ukraine, while others have plans to continue their journey to neighbouring countries.
Photo: Christian Jepsen/NRC
23.03.2022
