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New Russian Aid Convoy for East Ukraine Expected to Depart Late November

© Sputnik / Sergey Pivovarov / Go to the mediabankSeventh Russian humanitarian aid convoy departs to Donbas
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The convoy is expected to be divided into two, with about 55 trucks to deliver humanitarian cargo to Ukraine's Donetsk region, while the rest of the trucks to head for the Luhansk region.

MOSCOW, November 24 (Sputnik) – Russia may send its eighth humanitarian convoy to eastern Ukraine in late November, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Artamonov told RIA Novosti on Monday.

Russia is preparing a new humanitarian aid convoy to be delivered to eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions - Sputnik International
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Russia Readying New Humanitarian Aid Convoy for East Ukraine: Ministry
"We would expect it [to set off] approximately on November 27-28, give or take several days," the deputy foreign minister said.

The convoy is expected to be divided into two, with about 55 trucks to deliver humanitarian cargo to Ukraine's Donetsk region, while the rest of the trucks to head for the Luhansk region.

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According to Russian Deputy Emergencies Minister Vladimir Stepanov, the trucks will carry construction materials, which are necessary to restore the regions" destroyed infrastructure and energy supply systems, as well as essentials and foods.

In April, Kiev forces began military operation against independence supporters in eastern Ukraine, who refused to recognize legitimacy of the new government that came to power after a February coup. According to the UN, the confrontation has claimed lives of over 3,700 people. On September 5, the opposing sides reached a ceasefire agreement at a Contact Group meeting in Minsk.

Due to the conflict, Ukraine's southeastern regions are dealing with a severe humanitarian catastrophe, with many citizens struggling without clean water, electricity and other essentials.

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