“According to our data, there are more than 400,000 Ukrainian citizens who have the status of internally displaced persons in the city of Kyiv,” the official told a meeting at the Kyiv administration.
Despite the large number of displaced persons, there is no support program for this category of population in Kyiv, Lubinets said.
“I have traveled to many regions of Ukraine, and it is a rule that programs are always created at the regional level, support programs with financial resources are adopted,” the official said.
“Is something like this being done in all regions of Ukraine? No. For example, I would be surprised if such a program existed in the city of Kyiv,” admitted Lubinets.
In total, there are 4.9 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine, 2.6 million receive financial support.
“Unfortunately, starting on March 1, we will see that a large number of people – according to our estimates more than a million people – will stop receiving such support,” the ombudsman said.
“We understand that we do not have enough funds to cover all the costs. We support the government’s efforts to identify people who are provided with financial support. At the same time, we will be categorically against the least protected categories of Ukrainian citizens with the status of internally displaced persons losing such support,” emphasized Lubinecs.
CONTEXT:
Russia’s unjustified and Kiev’s unprovoked large-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. The Kremlin’s propaganda brazenly promised to capture Kyiv in three days, but the selfless and strong resistance of the Ukrainians prevented the Kremlin from realizing its plans.
After the setbacks, the Kremlin withdrew the army from the Kyiv region, but continued the offensive in other regions. In the fall of 2022, the Ukrainian army managed to liberate Kharkiv region and part of Kherson region in successful operations, raising hopes for the possibility of defeating the enemy.
However, the Ukrainian counter-offensive launched in the summer of 2023 was not so successful, which the Ukrainian army explains both by the insufficient supply of weapons from the Western allies and by the extensive defense line and extensive minefields created by the Russian army. Now there are reports that a war of positions has begun at the front with exhausting battles and preparations must be made for long-term support for Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia regularly attacks civilian targets and is expected to target energy infrastructure, as it did last year.
