The cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has been holding for the past two months however the conflict remains unresolved and continues to affect millions of people who are in dire need of humanitarian aid due to the combined impact of conflict, displacement and extreme poverty. According to latest figures 5 million people require humanitarian assistance, with 1.3 million in need of food assistance. Thousands of vulnerable people continue to live close to the front line, in areas beyond government control, and those who have been displaced. Our correspondent Filip Warwick travelled to Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine to find out more.
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