Conflict in eastern Ukraine - entering into the 5th year

Lubov Hryhorievna, 67 years, was born and spent all her life in Starohnativka in Donetsk region, a village now close to the frontline. MSF is running a mobile clinic there since July 2017.

She has extremely high blood pressure and there were even times when it reached the point of 270 when the norm is 140. Since MSF has started visiting them, she feels better and the blood pressure rate is stable.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF233057

Date taken / Date Recorded 04/04/2018 12:00 AM

Country Ukraine

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Yuna Cho

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Additional Information / Shotlist Entering into the fifth year since the conflict started in 2014, the situations of people in Eastern Ukraine remain precarious. Many of the medical facilities are still shut down and medical staff who have fled have not come back to the villages. The long-lasting conflict situation is significantly impacting on people’s health as well as mental health, making it difficult for them to build their life back. The economic impact of the conflict, i.e. unemployment and inflation in combination with a lack of social services is putting further pressure.
It was reported that over 2,530 civilians were killed and 9,000 injured over the course of the four-year conflict. Over a million people have already been displaced by the war in Ukraine.
There have been a number of agreements on the introduction of ceasefire, the last one being an 'absolute ceasefire' in the armed conflict zone from March 5, but the ceasefire violations are reported on the daily basis and shelling regularly continues.
Although this conflict is losing the international attention, it’s clear that the conflict continues and people will keep facing the difficulties. We would like to share the latest voices from the field that illustrate the ongoing impact of the conflict, to shed light on the situation of people in Eastern Ukraine.