“As of 5:00 p.m. on 26 February, OHCHR reports at least 240 civilian casualties, including at least 64 dead. Damage to civilian infrastructure has left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity or water. Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed, while bridges and roads damaged by shelling have left some communities cut off from markets,” The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a report.

“According to UNHCR, more than 160,000 people have reportedly been internally displaced and over 116,000 have been forced to flee across international borders into neighboring European countries. Government estimates as many as 5 million refugees in worst-case scenario,” the agency added. (ILKHA)