Ukraine: Massive in a single day assault leaves hundreds of thousands at midnight | EUROtoday

Russian forces launched a whole bunch of drones and a number of missiles within the capital Kyiv and different cities, together with one which can carry nuclear warheads, based on media stories.

At least 4 individuals have been killed in Kyiv, and roughly 25 others injured, whereas hundreds of house buildings within the metropolis have been left with out warmth in the chilly climate.

The victims included a medic who was saving others as a part of an emergency providers workforce, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) mentioned in a tweet.  Four healthcare employees have been injured, and three ambulances have been broken.

Millions with out warmth

In a social media put up, UNICEF mentioned that three youngsters have been reportedly injured within the large assault throughout Ukraine which “left millions without heating, water and power.”

The company “is further bolstering energy systems to also enable repairs and is working around the clock with local authorities to help keep critical services for children and families running.”

In town of Kryyvi Rih in central Ukraine, help employees distributed scorching meals to affected residents and first responders, along with offering building supplies to cowl broken flats, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) tweeted.

A seamless ‘trend’

The assault occurred in per week when large airstrikes have been carried out on Kharkiv within the northeast, Dnipro within the east, and the Kherson area within the southeast, mentioned Elisabeth Haslund, spokesperson for the UN refugee company, UNHCR.

“It’s really emphasising the continuation of this trend with intensified Russian attacks on Ukraine that we have witnessed on the ground for several months. And this is clearly continuing now into 2026,” she advised UN News.

The ongoing warfare along with extreme assaults, winter climate circumstances and focusing on of the power infrastructure are making the humanitarian state of affairs in Ukraine “extremely serious,” she added.

UNHCR and native companions have been responding with important and life-saving emergency help, which incorporates offering emergency shelter supplies to households, psychosocial assist, counselling and authorized help for individuals who have misplaced paperwork or want help in accessing compensation.

Support for households

The UN continues to name for an finish to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022. Since then, greater than 50,000 civilians have been killed or injured, though the precise quantity is possible larger.

WHO mentioned that to date this 12 months, it has documented 9 assaults on healthcaretwo deaths and 11 accidents.

UNICEF has been within the nation since earlier than the battle started.

It helps households in quite a few methods, together with working to make sure the performance of heating infrastructure, offering stable gasoline in addition to winter clothes and blankets for youngsters, rehabilitating college shelters, and enabling entry to protected water in areas the place provide networks have been broken or destroyed.

Last month, UNICEF launched a $350 million attraction to supply humanitarian help in Ukraine this 12 months with the objective of supporting 4.3 million individuals, together with 725,000 youngsters.