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Maytaal Angel

WFP ramps up food aid to Ukraine amid reports of severe shortages

A man prepares food for local residents and members of the Territorial Defence Forces at a field kitchen in Kyiv, Ukraine March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola Tymchenko

The World Food Programme said on Friday it is ramping up food aid to war-torn Ukraine, citing reports of severe shortages of food and water in Kyiv, the capital, and the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

The U.N. agency said it is in the process of finding partners in Ukraine to help it distribute the food, and that it will also assist Ukrainian refugees coming across the border to neighbouring countries.

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