Humanitarian Snapshot – May 2021 As of 31 May 2021

The security situation in Donetska and Luhanska oblasts remained CIVILIAN CASUALTIES 2021 HRP: REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING* volatile during May, with a 17 per cent rise in heavy weapon use UNMET (US$) compared with April. The Government of Ukraine extended adaptive REQUIREMENTS (US$) FUNDED (US$) quarantine until 1 August, following the improvement of the COVID-19 casualties M 26.8M M 16% 168.0 141.2 situation across the country. The national number of new cases dropped reported 3 8 11 in May FUNDED almost fourfold (to 100,000 from 360,000 in April). The appointment of deaths injuries 43.9M additional funding pledged/provided to projects outside 2021 HRP heads of Civil-Military Administrations (CMAs) remains outstanding in five CMAs in Donetska oblast. The UN and its humanitarian partners have INCIDENTS AGAINST INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES Funding by Cluster Funding requirements Funding status initiated activities to strengthen the capacity of CMAs in both oblasts. (% and million US$) (million US$) (million US$) Education 6% 5.6 0.3 OPERATIONAL UPDATES incidents against security incidents Food Security 4 water facilities 558 in May* and Livelihoods 12% 21.0 2.6 The COVID-19 situation in the Government-controlled areas (GCA) of in May eastern Ukraine was reported to have improved. The number of new Source: INSO Source: WASH Cluster * In Donetska and Luhanska oblasts cases decreased fourfold (from 17,000 in April to 4,500 in May), leading Health 17% 28.7 4.9 to a threefold drop in the number of people hospitalized. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination rate countrywide decreased 46 per cent, with Protection 8% 50.1 4.0 408,965 doses administered in May compared with 752,553 in April). In incidents against damaged private GCA, the vaccination pace increased by 8 per cent compared with April, education facilities houses in May 3 50 Shelter/NFI 2% 23.1 but only 20 per cent of people aged over 60 and 10 per cent of health in May 0.4 workers had been vaccinated by the end of May. In the non- Source: Education Cluster Source: Shelter Cluster WASH Government-controlled areas (NGCAs), the COVID-19 situation saw a 16% 27.0 4.2 mixed development, with an increase of the transmission rate by NUMBER AND LOCATION OF SECURITY INCIDENTS Common Services 25 per cent month-over-month in Donetska oblast and a 30 per cent and Support 19% 7.2 1.4 decrease in the number of confirmed cases in Luhanska oblast. The (MAY 2021) Multipurpose latter may be related to irregular reporting. BELARUS 0% 5.2 0 RUSSIAN FEDERATION Cash Civilian infrastructure on both sides of the “contact line” continues to Cluster come under attack. In May, a hospital in Krasnohorivka (GCA) came SLOVAKIA 8.9 not specified under direct fire, prompting an emergency evacuation of people, MOLDOVA Sea of Azov including 45 patients relying on oxygen therapy. While no casualties ROMANIA TOTAL 168.0 26.8 Black sea were reported, this is a worrying reminder that the conflict is still active SERBIA BULGARIA and continues to disrupt people’s daily lives. Moreover, three NUMBER OF SECURITY INCIDENTS BY MONTH educational facilities in NGCA were reported to be affected by security (MAY 2020 – MAY 2021)** incidents.1 Since 2017, educational facilities have been directly Pervomaisk A ceasefire 0 20 40 60 80 100 affected by hostilities over 110 times. Additionally, four incidents Alchevsk came into effect against water and sanitation facilities and powerlines located close to 692 on 27 July 2020 the “contact line” were reported in May, putting at risk access to clean 626 582 578 water for millions of people. The humanitarian community continues to 531 558 534 501 534 urge all relevant actors to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians and 424 372 civilian infrastructure. 341 2021 POOLED FUND ALLOCATIONS RUSSIAN FEDERATION During April/May 2021, the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF) allocated Ƅ'SRXEGX0MRIƅEWSJ%YKYWX 253 $1.7 million to support conflict-affected children living in NGCA in the areas of 2YQFIVSJWIGYVMX]MRGMHIRXW education, child protection and mine action and, in GCA, to improve access to critical services of people living in isolated frontline communities. Five projects May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Mar'21 Apr'21 May'21 from 5 partners have been endorsed for funding. The boundaries, names and the designations used on this map do not imply * Source: FTS as of 2 June 2021. Some donations are yet to be recorded, and donors and partners are invited QHƒEKCNGPFQTUGOGPVQTCEEGRVCPEGb[VJG7PKVGF0CVKQPU5GEWTKV[KPEKFGPV Sea of Azov data is provided by INSO. to register donations. 1. Security incidents against education facilities in May are being verified by the Education Cluster. ** Source: INSO.

Creation date: 10 June 2021 Sources: OCHA, OHCHR, 2021 HRP, INSO, FTS, Clusters Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int