Millions of Ukrainians Could Flee Again This Winter: UN
The UN migration agency said less than 7% of its 2026 Ukraine response plan is funded as winter strains heating and water systems.
- On Friday, the International Organization for Migration warned that millions of Ukrainians face forced displacement this winter, as repeated Russian attacks on critical infrastructure and rising living costs threaten to force families from their homes.
- Families across the country are struggling to secure reliable heating, electricity, and water after years of war, while repeated Russian strikes on energy systems have compromised these essential services.
- Nearly 3.6 million people remain internally displaced, while 3.8 million have returned to damaged homes, according to IOM figures; those who returned within the last three months are most likely to intend to leave again.
- "Winter is fast approaching in Ukraine, and for many Ukrainians, the months ahead could be the most difficult since the full-scale war began," Dejan Keserovic, IOM deputy chief of mission, told reporters in Geneva.
- European countries such as Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic currently host around 6 million Ukrainian refugees, and Keserovic noted host nations should prepare for more departures if conditions in Ukraine worsen.
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UN warns Russian attacks and winter hardship could displace more Ukrainians
As winter approaches, Ukraine faces dire challenges with essential services declining due to ongoing conflict. Millions of internally displaced individuals struggle to reunite with their homes, often in ruins. With falling temperatures, access to heating, electricity, and safe drinking water becomes precarious. Funding shortages jeopardize relief initiatives, leaving countless families at risk. Humanitarian organizations are ramping up efforts t…
Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns
GENEVA, Oct 16 - Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of hardship as attacks on critical infrastructure, damaged housing and rising living costs threaten to force more people from their homes, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Geneva, Oct 16 (EFE).- Millions of Ukrainians who returned to their homes after fleeing the war are at risk of moving again this winter because of the damage to their homes, the constant Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and the high cost of heating, said Friday the International Organization for the [...] Entry Ukrainians who returned to their homes could flee again this winter, according to IOM was first published in HolaNews.
IOM Regional Director for Europe, Arthur Erken, stated that repeated attacks on critical infrastructure are severely straining Ukraine’s electricity, heating, and water systems. Erken added that 2.1 million elderly people living alone in apartments may struggle to access emergency water during power outages.
Only 32% of households declared being able to heat their homes properly in the last cold season...
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