Ukraine has accused Russia of planning a wide-ranging ground offensive for early in the new year, despite Russian military setbacks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and seniors officials have warned that Kyiv and its allies must guard against complacency.
The offensive could come in the eastern Donbas region in the south or even towards Kyiv, seniors generals says.
Western analyst say Russia's ability to conduct successful offensive ground operations is rapidly diminishing.
Now is the time for action.
Families in Ukraine are fleeing bombings and violence. The places they called home are being destroyed. Ukraine is becoming a humanitarian catastrophe. We are there responding.
The situation
Working with local partners is the key to response the local communities have been the true first responders and our role is to stabilize, sustain and standardize the services being offered to refugees.
How we help?
People arriving at the border need practical support such as with food, shelter and medical services. But the trauma they have experienced must not be forgotten. Midair is starting psychosocial support activities in Vinnytsia (Ukraine). Training in Psychological First Aid is being provided to staff, and Psychosocial Project Managers are currently being recruited.
How you can help
Life-saving goods are urgently needed,
but it is logistics which bring these to the needy.
Just as important as the fund-raising is the supply chain behind the scenes. It’s better to donate cash rather than send individual packages to the scene. It is through professional logistics management that donations work to save more lives.
Who we are, Midair, is working in some of the hardest hit countries around the world. And it is important to bear in mind that there are other crisis. UN International Fund for Agriculture Development reports that food prices and shortages of staple crops are already been felt in the Middle East and North Africa (including the Horn of Africa). A Quarter of wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine, with 40 percent of wheat and corn from Ukraine being exported to the Middle East and Africa. Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv was for hours left without power after the latest wave of Russian strikes targeted energy stations across the country. Local officials said as many as nine power facilities were hit as Russian forces fired 76 missiles and carried out drone attacks on Friday. Kharkiv's mayor said the city suffered "colossal" damage. By the evening, 55% of residents had electricity back. In a matter of minutes, the lights started blinking," the mother of a two-month-old child said. "Just 10 seconds later, we were out of power, everything just went still and that's it. "At the moment, there is also no water because the pumping stations cannot work when there's no power in the city, so technically, what we have now is a city without power and water supply. "However, Ukraine's power grid operator, Ukraine ago, warned that the scale of the damage could mean it will take longer to restore supplies. Kyiv city officials said about 40 missiles had been fired at the capital alone - one of the biggest barrages since Russia's 24 February invasion. Thirty-seven were brought down by air defenses, the officials added.
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