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Additional £80 million in aid to help Ukraine deal with humanitarian crisis on 1 March 2022. [55] £4 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine on 28 February 2022. [56] In co-operation with Australia the United Kingdom will send hygiene kits, solar lights, kitchen sets and blankets along with other basic necessities to displaced Ukrainians. [57]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a broad range of humanitarian impacts, both in Ukraine and internationally. These include the Ukrainian refugee crisis, the disruption of global food supplies, death and suffering of civilian population, widespread conscription in both Russia and Ukraine, severe effects on Ukrainian society and emigration of Russian population.
The UK has also sent non-lethal equipment to Ukraine, including more than 90,000 ration packs, over 10 pallets of medical equipment, more than 3,000 pieces of body armour, nearly 77,000 helmets ...
Operation Interflex is the operational code name for the British-led multinational military operation to train and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.It is a successor to Operation Orbital (2015–2022) and began in July 2022.
Much of the pot is being spent on housing Ukrainian refugees, leaving less to fund humanitarian programmes in Africa and Asia.
It builds on £12.8bn of support the UK has already given to Ukraine. The country has also already committed to giving the country £3bn in military aid every year for "as long as it takes".
By 3 February 2023, US aid to Ukraine since January 2021 exceeded $29.3 billion; [5] since 2014 US aid to Ukraine has exceeded $32 billion. [5] French industrial aid to Ukraine's air defense was funded by a €200-million line designed by France for this purpose, having drawn half the fund so far. [175]
A UK aid worker who has travelled to the Ukraine border to help refugees fleeing the Russian invasion has spoken of the difficulties in getting supplies to those most in need.