As the new year begins, the people of Ukraine are facing new challenges on top of the existing difficult situation. The cold has started to set in and heating systems may not be turned on until multiple consecutive days of extreme cold have been reached. Many people's homes are uncomfortable, and even dangerous for the elderly and infirm. Heating costs are skyrocketing, warm blankets and heaters are difficult to come by, and people are very scared.
In Dnipro, an entire family died when their house was bombed, in the center of the city; 100 buses were destroyed in another bombing.
In Zaporizhzhya, civilian cars and volunteer buses were destroyed even as people were trying to provide humanitarian aid to others or trying to flee the “grey” zone to safety.
JRNU continues to be a source of support and aid for the people of Ukraine; they need our help now as much as ever.
