Russian Humanitarian Convoy Returning From Luhansk

2014/11/02

LUHANSK/DONETSK, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian convoy is returning to Rostov region after delivering humanitarian aid to the crisis-hit city of Luhansk in the east of Ukraine, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Sunday.


"The convoy that was delivering humanitarian cargo to Luhansk has been unloaded. The trucks are going back to the Russian border," Oleg Voronov, deputy chief of the crisis management center with the Russian Emergencies Ministry, said.


Meanwhile, the unloading of the trucks with the humanitarian aid in Donetsk is coming to a close.


"After that, the trucks will be made up into a convoy and will go back to [Russia's] Rostov Region," Voronov added.


Earlier in the day, Russia's convoy of 100 trucks was divided into two equal columns, delivering humanitarian cargo to Luhansk and Donetsk.


The convoy is carrying around 1,000 ton of aid, comprising food, building materials, fuel and medications.


Russia has previously sent four humanitarian convoys to eastern Ukraine, which has suffered greatly from the Kiev-led military operation against the region's independence supporters.


The previous convoy was delivered on October 31.



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