CAUSES CARITA SUPPORTS

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, at least 12 million people have left their homes, according to the United Nations (UN).

While seven million people are still believed to be displaced within Ukraine alone, more than five million have fled to neighboring nations. Due to “increased security threats, destruction of bridges and roads, (and) lack of resources or knowledge on where to locate safety and housing,” they were stuck there or unable to flee the impacted areas. Important infrastructure components like water systems have also been damaged; on April 15, UNICEF projected that 1.4 million people in eastern Ukraine lacked access to clean drinking water.