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, nding 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 INCREASED INSECURITY - HOT SPOTS MAP HRP 2017: REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING1 Hannivka PEOPLE IN NEED HRP 2017 Kurdiumivka Hlybokyi Myronivskyi Lomuvatka OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PEOPLE TARGETED Yuzhna 1% 0% Maiorsk Luhanske Lomuvatka Bilytske GCA (EECP) Svitlodarsk 214 m 2.4 m 0.0 m Zaitseve Shcherbynivka Toretsk Pivnichne ! Holmivskyi 'Bahmutskiy Verhulivka REQUESTED (US$) RECEIVED (US$) PLEDGED (US$) Agrarian Komisarivka Petrivka Bairachky Pivdenne ! Horlivka Union' Rodynske Nelipivka Zalizne NGCA (EECP) Tsentralnyi M M Novoekonomichne Novhorodske Debaltseve 2.6 Horlivka 3.8 Chornukhyne Vuhlehirsk Toretsk Funding by cluster (% and million $) Pokrovsk Phenol Plant Luhanska Myrnohrad Oleksandrivske Hrodivka Fashchivka Sofiivka Olenivka requested funded pledged Keramik Pryberezhne Ocheretyne million $ million $ million $ Bulavynske Olkhovatka Shevchenko Verkhnotoretske Yenakiieve Zhelanne Bunhe GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED Novohrodivka Panteleimonivka Korsun Druzhne Education 0% 7.6 0.0 0.0 AREAS Komyshivka Vyshneve Emergency Selydove Avdiivka Zhdanivka 33.8 0.0 0.0 Donetska Khrestivka Shelter/NFI 0% Avdiivka Yasynivka Yasynuvata Rozsypne Coke Plant Zemlianky Krynychna Food Security M Nyzhnia Stizhkivske 65.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 Vilkhivka Moskovske 0% Ukrainsk Krynka and Livelihood Tsukuryne Donetsk Lisne Pelahiivka Verkhniokalmiuska Kontarne Filter Station (DFS) Filter Station (VFS) Velyke Lypske Shakhtarsk Health and Orikhove 23.3 0.0 0.0 Hirnyk 0% Makiivka Hirne Zuivka Nutrition NON-GOVERNMENT Kolosnykove Khartsyzk Serdyte CONTROLLED AREAS Kurakhivka Kholodne Logistics 0% 1.5 0.0 0.0 Illinka Krasnohorivka Vuhliar Donetsk Piatypillia Zuhres Staromykhailivka Hostre Huselske Mykolaivka Kurakhove Protection 42.6 2.4 0.0 LegendShakhtne 5% Maiak Blahodatne Mezhove Troitsko-KhartsyzkEntry/Exit Checkpoint Marinka Shyroke Vysoke (EECP) WASH 0% 26.2 0.0 0.0 Hruzko-Zorianske Pokrovka M ! Oleksandrivka Ilovaisk 2.3 ! Marinka Environmental Risk Humanitarian Hruzko-Lomivka 5.8 0.0 0.0 (EECP) 0% Oleksandrivka Laryne Coordination NGCA (EECP) Mospyne Wash Incidents Multipurpose BELARUS 8.0 0.0 0.0 IDPs IN GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED Horbachevo-Mykhailivka 0% RUSSIAN Cash Assistance POLAND FEDERATION Avdiivka City AREAS* Kyiv Olenivka Novoamvrosiivske Novyi 0 42 KuteinykoveOblast Centres SLOVAKIA ! Olenivka Svit km NGCA (EECP) HUNGARY VuhledarMOLDOVA Raion Centres Amvrosiivka TOTAL 214 2.4 0.0 SEA OF Novotroitske 'Contact line' as of June 2016 M ROMANIA AZOV Dokuchaievsk Starobesheve Kopani 0.3 BLACK (EECP) SEA ! Dokuchaievsk Oblast Boundary SERBIA BULGARIA Volodymyrivka Wastewater Treatment 1 * Calculated on the basis of HRP data October 2016. Currently the Goverment Novotroitske Plant According to FTS as of 02 February 2017. Many donations are yet to be recorded, figures indicate 1.7 million registered IDPs (MoSP data as of 29 September 2016) and donors and partners are invited to register donations. TIMELINE OF EVENTS June 2014 September 2014 January 2015 September 2015 December 2015 March 2016 May 2016 August 2016 January 2017 Ceasere agreement reached, Minsk protocol signed A Temporary Order by GoU limits Revamped ceasere marks Hostilities continue Government suspended social Aer a few days of relative Escalation of the conict 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 aecting, 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 ghting positions led to further Although a renewed ceasere 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. Overow 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.