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The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.Creation date: 17 September 2020 Sources: OCHA, R2P, SBGS, humanitarian partners Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int www.facebook.com/ochaukraine
UKRAINECROSSING POINTS - Humanitarian Snapshot: August 2020
The number of civilian crossings of the ‘contact line’ more than doubled in August compared to July (almost 84,000 vs. 38,000), but remained only 7 per cent of the 1.3 million crossings of August 2019. The majority of civilian crossings were via the ‘Stanytsia Luhanska’ entry/exit crossing point (EECP), which is the only crossing point in Luhanska oblast. Preparations for the opening of two additional EECPs in Luhanska oblast in Zolote and Shchastia are ongoing, with the opening scheduled tentatively for November 2020.
KEY FIGURES
84kNumber of people сrossings in August 2020
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300≈Vehicle сrossings in August 2020
Stanytsia LuhanskaNovotroitskeMarinka
Pedestrian crossings inAugust 2020
96%
4%
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! Donetsk
Luhansk
Sea of Azov
Kyiv
RUSSIANFEDERATION
DONETSKAGCA
LUHANSKAGCA
DONETSKANGCA
LUHANSKANGCA
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Donetsk
Luhansk
‘StanytsiaLuhanska’(bridge)
‘Maiorske’
‘Marinka’
‘Novotroitske’
‘Hnutove’
MAIN REASONS TO CROSS
Return to place of origin
Family reunion
Medical reason
COMPARISON OF THE MONTHLY CIVILIAN CROSSINGS (Jan -August)
300000
600000
900000
1200000
143
EECP GCA to NGCA NGCA to GCA
HNUTOVE
TOTAL
NOVOTROITSKE
MARINKA
MAIORSKE
STANYTSIA LUHANSKA
In response to the recent spike of COVID-19 cases in the conflict-affected areas, the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) prolonged restrictions on civilian movement to Donetska and Luhanska oblasts (GCA) from the neighboring oblasts (Kharkivska, Zaporizka, and Dnipropetrovska) from 1 September. These restrictions do not apply to essential services providers such as transporters of products, healthcare workers and accredited media, as well as staff members of international and humanitarian organizations. These restrictions were first imposed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March.
The Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank, which administers pension payments, has extended the validity of its expired bank cards until 1 October. The bank cards also serve as identification cards for NGCA pensioners to receive their pension payments in GCA. Because of the restrictions on movement through the ‘contact line’, most NGCA pensioners have not been able to collect re-issued cards. It is not yet clear whether pensioners will be able to access their pensions without a valid card after the set expiry date. Reportedly, at least 200,000 new bank cards have been issued but have not been collected yet.
Two UN-organized humanitarian convoys were sent to NGCA in August.¹ On 6 August, a convoy delivered six tons of assistance, including water tanks and other household utensils, to Donetska oblast (NGCA) through the EECP ‘Novotroiske’. On 13 August, a convoy reached Luhanska oblast (NGCA) through the EECP ‘Stanytsia Luhanska’ delivering some 25 tons of WASH-related items.
ENTRY/EXIT CROSSING POINTS (EECPs) MAPOPERATIONAL UPDATES
<1%
Number of crossings in 2020
Number of crossings in 2019
197 18k 38k 84k
January February March MayApril June July August
JULY AUG JULY AUG15,326
1,252
124 10
0
0 0 0
12
1,2352,009
39,013 41,596
0
0
48
2,287
18,674
0016,702 42,84321,00941,032
CIVILIAN CROSSINGS AT EECPs
Closed EECP
Open EECP
Open EECP from GCA
‘Contact line’ as of August 2018
1 The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations informed OCHA that they had dispatched a convoy to Donetska and Luhanska oblasts (NGCA) on 27 August reportedly carrying pharmaceutical and medical products. OCHA reports on what has been communicated in New York, but is not in a position to verify this information.