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UKRAINE: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 2 February 2017) OVERVIEWOVERVIEW HRP 2017: PRIORITIES STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Hostilities between parties to the conflict significantly intensified in January, undermining Minsk ceasefire agreements during New Year holidays. Mariupol and the so-called ‘Svitlodarsk Arc’ (Luhanske-Kalynivka) were major hot spots in the first weeks of January. From 29 January onward, the security situation in Donetsk city area has rapidly deteriorated, with several clashes and the use of Protection heavy artillery reported in the triangle around Avdiivka (GCA), Yasynuvata and Donetsk (NGCA). OHCHR recorded 33 civilian casualties (eight deaths and 25 injuries) in January, compared to 17 in January 2016 . The sudden uptick of hostilities caused severe damage on a daily basis to residential property and critical public infrastructure, including schools, medical facilities and water, electricity infrastructure. Of alarming concern is the disruption of water and gas supply systems while temperatures are falling below -17C degrees. From 30 January to 1 February, power lines supplying electricity to Avdiivka town, Access a coke plant and two major water filter stations were shelled, resulting in stoppage and disruption in water provision to up to one million people in Donetsk city and its vicinities (NGCA), including in Avdiivka and Marinka (GCA). In Avdiivka, water supply is currently coming from a small local back-up reservoir, which may run out by 3 February unless electricity is restored, after which the town heating system is likely to stop working, potentially triggering displacement. Attempts to fix power lines have failed as ceasefires did not hold. Latest reports also highlight a major leakage of the Southern Donbas water pipeline Emergency Shelter, Water & Health as a result of shelling near Avdiivka, bringing water supply from the main pipeline or Mariupol (estimated 500,000 people) to a halt. The city is now served by a backup reservoir. In addition, damage to chemical plants, mines and sewage pumping stations expose people to additional environmental risks. Considering the scale of the damage, ‘windows of silence’ for several days are Disrupted livelihoods, finding durable urgently needed for electrical repairs, followed by demining and water pipeline repairs. Humanitarian partners are mobilizing and providing life-saving assistance to the affected population, with an inter-agency solutions rapid assessment mission to Avdiivka taken place on 1 February to assess humanitarian situation and needs. PEOPLE IN NEED OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INCREASE INSECURITY - HOT SPOTS MAP HRP 2017: REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING1 Dobropillia Hannivka PEOPLE IN NEED HRP 2017 Kurdiumivka Hlybokyi Svitlodarsk Myronivskyi Lomuvatka OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PEOPLE TARGETED Yuzhna 1% 0% Maiorsk Luhanske Lomuvatka Vodianske Bilytske 214 m 2.4 m 0.0 m GCA (EECP) Zorynsk Zaitseve Holmivskyi RECEIVED (US$) PLEDGED (US$) Shcherbynivka Toretsk ! 'Bahmutskiy Verhulivka REQUESTED (US$) Pivnichne Bairachky Petrivka Agrarian Komisarivka Pivdenne ! Union' Rodynske Horlivka Nelipivka Zalizne NGCA (EECP) Tsentralnyi M 2.6M Novoekonomichne Novhorodske 3.8 Debaltseve Horlivka Chornukhyne Horodyshche Toretsk Vuhlehirsk Funding by cluster (% and million $) Pokrovsk Phenol Plant Luhanska Myrnohrad Oleksandrivske Hrodivka Fashchivka requested funded pledged Sofiivka Olenivka Keramik Ocheretyne Pryberezhne million $ million $ million $ Bulavynske Olkhovatka Shevchenko Verkhnotoretske Yenakiieve GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED Zhelanne Bunhe Fashchivka Novohrodivka Panteleimonivka Korsun Education 7.6 0.0 0.0 AREAS Druzhne 0% Komyshivka Emergency Vyshneve 33.8 0.0 0.0 Selydove Avdiivka Zhdanivka Shelter/NFI 0% Donetska Khrestivka Avdiivka Yasynuvata Yasynivka RozsypneFood Security 1.2 M Coke Plant Zemlianky Krynychna 65.2 0.0 0.0 Nyzhnia Stizhkivske 0% Vilkhivka Moskovske and Livelihood Ukrainsk Donetsk Krynka Lisne Pelahiivka Tsukuryne Filter Station (DFS) Velyke Kontarne HealthSieverne and Lypske 23.3 0.0 0.0 Verkhniokalmiuska Orikhove Shakhtarsk Nutrition 0% Hirnyk NON-GOVERNMENT Filter Station (VFS) Makiivka Hirne Zuivka Kolosnykove Khartsyzk CONTROLLED AREAS Kurakhivka Kholodne Serdyte ChystiakoveLogistics0% 1.5 0.0 0.0 Illinka Krasnohorivka Vuhliar Donetsk Piatypillia Zuhres Hostre Staromykhailivka Snizhne Kurakhove Huselske Mykolaivka Protection5% 42.6 2.4 0.0 LegendShakhtne Maiak Mezhove Blahodatne Troitsko-Khartsyzk Entry/Exit Checkpoint Marinka Shyroke WASH0% 26.2 0.0 0.0 Vysoke (EECP) M Hruzko-Zorianske Pokrovka 2.3 ! Oleksandrivka Ilovaisk Humanitarian ! Environmental Risk 5.8 0.0 0.0 Marinka Hruzko-Lomivka Coordination 0% (EECP) Oleksandrivka Laryne Multipurpose NGCA (EECP) Mospyne WASH Incidents 8.0 0.0 0.0 IDPs IN GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED Cash Assistance 0% BELARUS Horbachevo-Mykhailivka RUSSIAN AREAS* POLAND FEDERATION Avdiivka City Kyiv Olenivka Novoamvrosiivske Novyi Oblast Centres 042 Svit Kuteinykove SLOVAKIA ! Olenivka km NGCA (EECP) TOTAL 214 2.4 0.0 HUNGARY Vuhledar Amvrosiivka 0.3 M MOLDOVA Raion Centres SEA OF Novotroitske Dokuchaievsk 'Contact line' as of June 2016 ROMANIA AZOV Starobesheve Kopani BLACK (EECP) SEA ! Dokuchaievsk Oblast Boundary 1 According to FTS as of 02 February 2017. Many donations are yet to be recorded, * Calculated on the basis of HRP data October 2016. Currently the Goverment SERBIA BULGARIA Volodymyrivka Wastewater Treatment Novotroitske Plant and donors and partners are invited to register donations. figures indicate 1.7 million registered IDPs (MoSP data as of 29 September 2016) TIMELINE OF EVENTS June 2014 September 2014 January 2015 September 2015 December 2015 March 2016 May 2016 August 2016 January 2017 Ceasefire agreement reached, Minsk protocol signed A Temporary Order by GoU limits Revamped ceasefire marks Hostilities continue Government suspended social After a few days of relative Escalation of the conflict led Rapid deterioration of security however, violence continued Freedom of Movement and introduces the start of the school year Considerable increase in the payments to over 600,000 IDPs. calm, hostilities increased to the highest number of situation in Donbas regions disproportionately affecting, ban on commercial supplies of goods number of people crossing Opening of a new checkpoint again civilian casualties since civilians in the area and services to NGCAs the “contact line” Zolote failed August 2015 May 2014 August 2014 December 2014 February 2015 July 2015 November 2015 February 2016 April 2016 June 2016 September 2016 Presidential elections. Self- Preliminary Response Plan Crisis in Donbas continues Minsk II signed. Provisions De facto authorities require UN distributions to Luhansk Due to resumed hostilities, Temporary closure of Stanytsia Luhanska, the only Closer fighting positions led to further Although a renewed ceasefire proclamation of so-called launched with major humanitarian include facilitation of ‘accreditation/registration’ in resume / hostilities increase the checkpoint “Zaitseve” checkpoint for pedestrians in Luhanska oblast. deterioration of security situation, agreement was reached on 1 “Donetsk people’s republic” & implications. SRP launched humanitarian assistance. NGCAs. Humanitarian aid temporarily closed for 3 days. Overflow of civilians to other checkpoints intermittent closure of checkpoints and September, single incidents are HRP launched “Luhansk people’s republic” delivery to NGCAs is suspended overwhelming capacity and increasing risk increased civil damages reported regularly on both sides Creation date: 2 February 2017 Sources: FTS, OCHA, OHCHR, SBU, WASH Cluster Feedback: [email protected] Website: www.unocha.org | https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/ukraine| www.reliefweb.int | www.facebook.com/ochaukraine.