Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating civilians from recently liberated sections of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, fearing that a lack of heat, power and water due to Russian shelling will make conditions too unlivable this winter.The World Health Organisation concurred, warning that millions face a “life-threatening” winter in Ukraine.Authorities urged residents of the two southern regions, which Russian forces have been shelling for months, to move to safer areas in the central and and western parts of the country.Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Monday that the government will provide transportation, accommodations and medical care for them, with priority for women with children and the elderly.Vereshchuk last month asked citizens now living abroad not to return to Ukraine for the winter to conserve power.Other officials have suggested that residents in Kyiv or elsewhere who have the resources to leave Ukraine for a few months should do so, so power can be saved for hospitals and other key facilities.The WHO delivered a chilling warning Monday about the energy crisis’ human impact on Ukraine.“This winter will be life-threatening for millions of people in Ukraine,” said the WHO’s regional director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge.“Attacks on health and energy infrastructure mean hundreds of hospitals and healthcare facilities are no longer fully operational, lacking fuel, water and electricity.”
Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Ukraine tells civilians to leave liberated areas before winter
