Column using the MOE for Donbass arrived at the border with Ukraine – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, June 25 – RIA Novosti. A column of Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations with humanitarian aid for the Donetsk and Lugansk regions arrived at the Russian-Ukrainian border, where customs clearance began, reported the press service of Ministry of Emergency Situations .

“before the border column was divided into two approximately equal portions and now both are relevant customs and border procedures at checkpoints” Matveyev-Kurgan “and” Donetsk “, to then continue movement towards the Donetsk and Lugansk, “- said the representative office.

The convoy of more than 100 vehicles, driven more than 1 thousand tons of humanitarian aid – is food and medicine, including to insulin and immunosuppressants disinfectants. Among food – pasta, a variety of cereals, flour, tea.

This column was the 31 th in a row since August last year. In total for this period was taken to the Emergency Situations Ministry Donbass more than 38 tons of humanitarian aid.

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