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Dear friend,

As winter looms, Ukraine braces for the worst.

Last month here in Ukraine, a series of airstrikes targeting civilian infrastructure bombarded energy facilities. The damage caused blackouts in several regions across west and central Ukraine.

The recent attacks mark the beginning of a tough winter ahead. Attacks last year damaged more than 50 percent of the country’s energy infrastructure, plunging much of Ukraine into darkness for extended periods of time and leaving millions of people without heat and running water amid frigid temperatures.

This fall, as temperatures drop and humanitarian needs increase, Mercy Corps is working with local teams, delivering aid and ramping up our work.
Last winter, a Mercy Corps partner in Kyiv provided cash aid, essential supplies, and support to more than 200,000 people.
An estimated 18 million people in Ukraine require humanitarian assistance and, more than a year and a half after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, nearly 5.1 million people remain displaced internally.

Winter conditions are likely to intensify the need as the cost of living increases in the winter months. Families will need proper shelter, heat, food, and clean water.

Mercy Corps and our local partners are continuing to deliver aid in Ukraine and to refugees in Poland and Moldova. To date, we’ve reached nearly 750,000 people.

We’re delivering essential supplies to areas in dire need, even in the midst of intense conflict. Our urgent relief efforts include vital items like food, hygiene products, bedding, and shelter kits. Plus, we’re also providing much-needed cash assistance to displaced individuals, so they can purchase the necessities they require.

Working alongside our trusted partners, we’ve successfully evacuated tens of thousands of people to safety, providing transportation along humanitarian corridors to ensure they receive crucial aid upon arrival.

Support from people like you helps power the work of our teams and partners in places like Ukraine and in 40+ countries. With humanitarian need on the rise here in Ukraine and around the world, I am asking you to make a gift today to provide lifesaving support to communities facing conflict and disaster.
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Thank you for helping plant the seeds for a future where everyone can flourish.

With gratitude,

Kateryna Alieko
Mercy Corps Communications Manager, Ukraine