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U.N. reports attacks across Ukraine damaged power and heating infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands exposed to cold
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U.N. humanitarian staff said recent attacks in frontline regions damaged power infrastructure and a thermal power plant in Mykolaiv, leaving an estimated 100,000 people without heating as temperatures fell below freezing.
U.N. humanitarian officials told reporters that attacks across Ukraine’s frontline regions over the weekend and on Wednesday damaged civilian infrastructure, including a thermal power plant in Mykolaiv, depriving an estimated 100,000 people of heating as winter temperatures fell below freezing.
The U.N. spokesperson said frontline communities in Dnipro, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia were among the most affected and that authorities and partners are working to restore municipal services. The statement noted damage to schools, residential buildings and health facilities and said humanitarians have responded with emergency shelters, mental‑health support and other aid.
Under the U.N. winter response plan, humanitarian efforts had supported more than 900,000 people as of the reporting period. The spokesperson emphasized that humanitarians remain committed to providing assistance while hostilities continue to damage homes and infrastructure.
No U.N. decision or new deployment was announced at the briefing.
