With the Russian offensive in Ukraine continuing and more than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees counted by the UNHCR on Friday 4 March, the EU is stepping up its coordination of humanitarian aid through its civil protection mechanism and by increasing the number of logistics hubs to deliver urgently needed aid to the victims of the war.
Additional aid will be provided to Ukraine from RescEU medical stockpiles based in Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands, the Commission announced on Friday.