As the fourth year of conflict in Ukraine’s occupied Donbas region begins, hostilities are increasing and temperatures are falling. But much needed humanitarian aid from international organizations may come up short, Hromadske International reports.
Since the beginning of 2016, nearly 586,000 retired and elderly people residing in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine have lost access to their pensions as a result of verification procedures introduced by the Government of Ukraine, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).