United Nation says 16 mn people in Ukraine need humanitarian aid

• UN humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine says 16 million people inside the country require humanitarian assistance.
• Osnat Lubrani: Six million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes for other parts of the country.
• The UN tally of casualties since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 was likely much higher.

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, the United Nation humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine said Thursday that 16 million people inside the country require humanitarian assistance.

“Almost 16 million people in Ukraine today need humanitarian assistance: water food, health services,” Osnat Lubrani told a press briefing.

Six million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes for other parts of the country since the war began, though she estimates that 5 million have since returned.

But “many know that they might be forced to flee again,” she added.

Over 5.3 million more Ukrainians have fled abroad, Lubrani said.

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She said the United Nation tally of casualties since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 was likely much higher.

“The number we have of almost 5,000 civilians killed and more than 5,000 injured is just a fraction of the frightening reality,” she said.

She also stated that humanitarian groups would find it “extremely difficult, if not… impossible,” to gain access to areas no longer under Kyiv’s control.

Lubrani urged Russia and Ukraine to “do more to protect this country’s people and make our work possible.”

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