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Ukraine: Humanitarian Impact Situation Report as of 15 March 2022

16 березня 2022

Amid escalating hostilities across Ukraine, on 14 March, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a bill to the Ukrainian Parliament to extend martial law in the country for another month starting on 26 March. Similarly, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. on 15 March to 7 a.m. on 17 March as clashes intensify in and around the capital.
As of 14 March, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports at least 1,834 civilian causalities, including 691 killed, although the actual civilian toll in Ukraine is likely much higher than the officially reported figures.
The civilian toll following a missile strike on a TV tower in Rivnenska oblast (north-west) on 14 March has now reportedly climbed to at least 28 people, including 19 killed, figures that may increase in the coming hours.
Municipal authorities in Kharkiv (north-east) – the country’s second-largest city – report that 600 residential houses have been completely destroyed since the military offensive began on 24 February, leaving thousands of people homeless amid harsh winter conditions.
More than 200,000 people are now without access to water across several localities in Donetska oblast, including Bilozerske, Bilytske, Hirnyk, Myrnohrad, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Selydove, Ukrainsk, Vodianske and partially in Dobropillia, due to interrupted power supply at the Karlivska Filter Station.
According to a recent survey by the European Business Association, as of 14 March, 42 per cent of small businesses in Ukraine are no longer operating, and 31 per cent have temporarily suspended operations but plan to resume them when possible, with only 13 per cent managing to continue operations uninterrupted amid the current circumstances. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that in the best-case scenario, the Ukrainian economy will contract by at least 10 per cent this year.