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A column of 15 trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Russia arrived in Donetsk. It is reported by TASS referring to the deputy head of the National Center for Crisis Management of Emergency Situations Ministry Oleg Voronov. According to him, currently being unloaded.
A total of column 15 cars, they brought in Donetsk 100 tons of relief supplies, most of which are food products, including baby food, Voronov stressed.
Earlier it was reported that another 15 trucks of the same convoy arrived in Lugansk.
The current humanitarian convoy has already become the 15th. He was sent on February 20 in the morning of the Rostov region and going on an urgent basis, part of the cargo was transported by air from Moscow.
With the passage of Ukrainian customs border it is not checked. Russian officials insist that Kiev he showed no interest in the shipment. “They did not come without explanation,” – said the representative of the Border Guard Service in the Rostov region Pavel Belov. Earlier, Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly protested about the convoys from Russia and voiced suspicions that the militia can thus obtain support.
On the eve of the MOE announced that part of the cargo will be sent to the city Debaltseve, which became the center of fierce battles. This week, the militia were able to take control of the city. In Kiev, said that the army and volunteer battalions were able to organize off Debaltseve. In this case, Ukrainian Ministry of Defence acknowledged that Debaltseve remained prisoners and missing.
On Friday, the self-proclaimed representative of Donetsk People’s Republic stated that on Saturday could be held prisoner exchange between the militias and security forces.
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