reporter: here in ukraine, people very much preparing for the worse but hoping that the russians simply don t have the ability to mount the kind of new offensive or renewed offend is i have that some are fearing. ukrainian authorities have been warning that they fear there may be some kind of symbolic action to mark that one year anniversary, special preparations being made in areas around kherson and kharkiv, some of those areas where the counteroffensive have proved so effective and remain under pressure. things like people being encouraged or allowed to stay at home if they feel nervous from today and through to the 25th, but also even as authorities are warning that some humanitarian aid may be slowed, things like payments through post offices may not be possible. they are keeping those invincibility points going where people can charge up their phones, get warm if they need to even throughout the period that
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has instructed Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction - Minister for Communities and Territories Development and Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov to develop a program to improve coordination and uninterrupted financing of the construction of defense fortifications.
christina katrakis is an ambassador for the foundation for united nations sustainable development goals. she organises winter aid packages for displaced children, and joins me from eastern ukraine. ican i can tell, given you are in the darkness, that you have problems with the electricity where you are. how many people are you looking after? . ~ how many people are you looking after? ., ~ , ., how many people are you looking after? ., ,, , ., ., ., . after? thank you for having me. we have more after? thank you for having me. we have more than after? thank you for having me. we have more than 5000 after? thank you for having me. we have more than 5000 internally - have more than 5000 internally displaced women and kids from eastern europe in our base in western ukraine in the mountains, the safest area of ukraine to be. these kids are from mariupol, nikolaev, luhansk, and otherfront line regions. we support people on the front lines who are right now on a mission to supply invin