Kharkiv Snapshot: Civilian Protection Needs & Priorities, September 2022 Update

Kharkiv Snapshot Update (Sept 2022)

On 6 September 2022, the Ukrainian military launched a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. In just a few days more than 8,000 square kilometers of territory previously under occupation by Russian forces were reclaimed. At the time of reporting, Ukrainian forces has de-occupied more than 300 villages and settlements. The real figure is expected to be almost twice as significant.

In response, Ukrainian authorities, emergency services, and volunteer collectives have re-established a working presence in the recently de-occupied territories within Kharkiv Oblast. One of their priorities has been to prepare cities and villages for the fast-approaching winter. These actions are taking place in the context of intensified, retaliatory shelling by the Russian forces, as also seen
along the southern Kherson contact line.

This snapshot offers an update to the previous “Kharkiv Snapshot” we published earlier this year. The previous snapshot presents key conclusions from a rapid protection assessment conducted in Kharkiv and Chuhuiv in May 2022 by Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP). It builds on analysis and recommendations published earlier in May 2022 as part of a broader assessment of protection needs and responses in Ukraine.

See related resources:

Civilian Protection Needs & Responses in Ukraine | Ukraine | 2022
Key conclusions from the assessment conducted by NP and makes recommendations on emergency and future protection programming in Ukraine.
Preliminary Findings (May 2022)
Kharkiv Snapshot (June 2022) in English; in Ukrainian 
Mykolaiv Snapshot (July 2022); in Ukrainian
Kharkiv Snapshot Update (Sept 2022)