Situational overview: Security situation remained volatile, with increasing violence on the line of contact in Luhansk.
Protection concerns: MPs introduced new draft legislation regarding the status of the nongovernment controlled areas.
Assistance provided: In May, UNHCR provided non-food items (NFIs) and emergency shelter assistance to more than 10,100 people
Update On Achievements
Operational Context
During May, the security situation on the line of contact remained volatile with the number of ceasefire violations fluctuating throughout the month according to OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reports. Fighting remained concentrated in northern Donetsk between Maiorsk and Mariinka checkpoints on the line of contact, and east of Mariupol, while violence increased on the Luhansk sector of the line of contact. At least five conflictrelated civilian fatalities occurred during the period. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) indicated an increase of civilian deaths by 120 per cent compared to the same time last year. Depending on the intensity of hostilities, an average of between 20 and 140 houses are damaged weekly in government-controlled areas (GCA) of eastern Ukraine. The presence of explosive remnants of war (ERW) continues to pose a risk to the civilian population in areas near the line of contact leading to casualties and affecting livelihoods. UNOCHA’s Humanitarian Bulletin provides an overview of the humanitarian situation