United Nations: Ukraine Close To 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from eastern Ukraine queue as they wait for the opening of a volunteer centre in Kiev December 6, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/Files

Reuters: More than 1 million flee, Ukraine close to "humanitarian catastrophe"



WNU Editor: My family, friends, and contacts in Ukraine are all telling me the same thing .... the Ukraine economy and government social services have collapsed. To say that everything is bleak is an understatement.



Update: Situation in Ukraine ‘nearing humanitarian catastrophe’ – Amnesty Intl (RT)



Update #2: This is a good analysis on the imploding Ukrainian economy .... Ukraine's economy: No Christmas presents (Economist)