More than one million Ukrainians have received winter assistance from the UN Refugee Agency, as reported by the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.

“In recent months, one of the priorities of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is to support Ukrainians during the winter period. First of all, the assistance is aimed at internally displaced persons and other vulnerable categories of the population affected by the war,” the press service of the agency said.

The support programme provides temporary housing, materials for repairs and insulation of houses, as well as provision of heaters, blankets, warm clothes and other basic necessities during the cold season. The agency also pays an allowance to cover winter needs.

According to the report, the winter assistance program has already covered more than 1 million people in Ukraine. In particular, more than 800 thousand people received basic necessities (plaids, thermoses, heaters, clothing), almost 300 thousand people received cash payments and more than 12 thousand people received materials for repairs and insulation of houses.

In addition, 55 generators were delivered to critical facilities in 12 regions.