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As you know, the humanitarian situation is increasingly dire and desperate. Millions of people have no safe place to call home. More than 2.5 million have already left Ukraine, while countless more are still trapped underground, taking cover from the shelling, and desperate for a safe escape.

Red Cross teams have been working around the clock to get critical care to those who need it most, both in Ukraine and its bordering countries. But with recent freezing temperatures, and ongoing violence, an enormous number of people urgently need help right now.

We know the news coverage is overwhelming. But we need your support to keep responding. As the security situation allows, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. The Red Cross has supported people affected by this conflict for years and this will not stop now.

Your donation will help us reach more people.

• £10 could provide a hygiene kit to a family of five, giving them supplies to stay healthy for a month
• £20 could provide five blankets to families taking shelter
• £30 could provide 3,600 chlorine tablets to ensure that families have access to clean, safe water
• £100 could provide sleeping mats for 66 people who have been forced from their homes
• £210 could provide a fully equipped first aid kit, including supplies, to a first aider treating those wounded