In Blahodatne, war quickly became reality once Russian forces rolled in from Kherson on their way to occupy Southern Ukraine. With them came all the terrible side effects of war: killing, damage and destruction from the air and from the ground. Olga was there to witness her home being shelled, and thanks to the Ukraine…
Heat is the most important component of survival for Kherson residents in the winter of 2023-2024. With critical infrastructure still being targeted, supplying heat to the homes of Kherson residents is a challenging job in a hostile context. However, thanks to the cooperation of the NGO “League of Socially Responsible Women” and Hungarian Interchurch Aid…
Nina was born on the steppes of Kherson 68 years ago. War directly entered her home through the roof and the windows in the form of artillery shells and bombing. Nevertheless, leaving her home she’s never left before was never an option for Nina. The front line has moved twice across her native Blahodatne during…
“We were able to help at a very important moment” said Barnabas Szatmári, Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s Emergency Response Director for Ukraine, talking about HIA’s rapid humanitarian response to the floods caused by the explosion at the Nova Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The two-pronged aid programme is aimed at supporting both the affected population directly as…
Hungarian Interchurch Aid is supporting the people of the settlements flooded by the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion with successive aid operations. Thanks to its constant presence in the region since its liberation in November last year, HIA has been able to respond immediately to the needs that have arisen following the catastrophe. The first aid consignment…
Hungarian Interchurch Aid is supporting the people of the settlements flooded by the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion with successive aid operations. Thanks to its constant presence in the region since its liberation in November last year, HIA has been able to respond immediately to the needs that have arisen following the catastrophe. The first aid consignment…
The first, 20-ton consignment of emergency aid has already arrived to the frontline city of Kherson. HIA’s next relief operations will also focus on the phase after the water recedes, to facilitate restoration of normal life with the donation of water pumps and electric generators. Barnabas Szatmári, Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s Emergency Response Director in Ukraine…
With the explosion and following spillover of the Dnipro dam at Nova Kakhovka a humanitarian disaster threatens several towns, villages and Kherson city itself. Local government officials claim that 16 thousand people are affected by the resulting flooding. Evacuation has begun and HIA humanitarians are distributing 350 emergency aid kits to those fleeing rising water…
Blue jackets in the governor’s office: HIA Emergency Response Director Barnabás Szatmári met with Oleksandr Prokudin, head of Kherson Regional Military Administration to discuss results, ongoing projects and possibilities of further assistance. On their trip to Southern Ukraine the HIA team assessed the state of public infrastructure such as schools, public institutions and their shelters…
The liberation of Kherson came at a price. Upon their withdrawal from the port city in southern Ukraine, the Russian invaders cut Kherson off from public services depriving the tens of thousands of residents of electricity, heating and running water. Free as it is, the city now faces ever-increasing artillery strikes from the other, still-occupied…