Ukraine: Situation Report, December 2024

Highlights

  • In October and November, large-scale attacks on energy resulted in extended blackouts, affecting an estimated one million consumers and impacting health care.
  • The attacks disrupted water and heating services, exposing vulnerable people to increased risks and necessitating winter-related support.
  • Hostilities in front-line Donetska, Kharkivska and Khersonska oblasts continued, and more people fled from high-risk areas to safer parts of the country.
  • In the 11 months of 2024, 8 million people across Ukraine received at least one form of humanitarian assistance from some 645 organizations.
  • By November, nearly 364,000 people received winter-related assistance under the 2024-2025 Winter Response Plan, including support for winter energy, non-food winter supplies and uninterrupted health care during the cold season.
  • By the end of November, the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan was 62 per cent funded, as the onset of winter added a new dimension to the response to the humanitarian crisis in the country

Analysis

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION OVERVIEW

Attacks impacting critical civilian infrastructure disrupted the water supply in large urban centres and deteriorated the already constrained access to heating and water in front-line Donetska and Kharkivska oblasts.

Power outages interrupted or delayed surgeries and caused failures in medical systems, harming and endangering patients and health workers.

The security situation deteriorated near Kurakhove and Pokrovsk in Donetska Oblast and Kupiansk in Kharkivska Oblast, affecting humanitarian operations and civilians’ access to basic services and humanitarian aid.

For more information, download the Humanitarian Situation Overview Snapshot: October to November

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE: January to November 2024

In the 11 months of 2024, 8 million people across Ukraine received at least one form of humanitarian assistance from some 645 organizations under the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan.

By November, humanitarians nearly met or exceeded their intended plans to help people in front-line Donetska, Khersonska, Mykolaivska, Sumska and Zaporizka oblasts, despite access and security constraints. They also reached or exceeded their response targets in most oblasts in the west, centre and north of the country.

Between January and November, humanitarian actors also delivered 43 inter-agency convoys to assist nearly 73,000 people in front-line communities where humanitarian access is limited, and the needs are most acute.

Additionally, by November, nearly 364,000 people received winter-related assistance, an increase of almost 220,000 people compared to October, as the implementation of winter activities is picking up.

By the end of November, the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan was 62 per cent funded, while the onset of winter increased the need for further support.

For more information, download the Humanitarian Response and Funding Snapshot: January to November