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Russian Convoy Heads for Ukraine to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Donbass

© Sputnik / Sergey Pivovarov / Go to the mediabankHumanitarian aid convoy in Rostov Region prepares to depart for southeastern Ukraine
Humanitarian aid convoy in Rostov Region prepares to depart for southeastern Ukraine - Sputnik International
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EMERCOM is sending its 42nd humanitarian aid convoy to residents of Ukraine’s crisis-hit southeast.

One of the trucks of the 23rd humanitarian aid convoy for Donbas at the Matveyev Kurgan border checkpoint in the Rostov Region - Sputnik International
Russia Sends 41st Humanitarian Aid Convoy to Ukraine’s Southeast
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Emergencies Ministry is sending its 42nd humanitarian aid convoy to residents of Ukraine’s crisis-hit southeast (Donbass), a ministry spokesperson told RIA Novosti early on Thursday.

"At 04:00 Moscow time [01:00 GMT], the 42nd humanitarian convoy of the Russian Emergencies Ministry left the Donskoy rescue center in the [Russian] Rostov region," the spokesperson said.

Over 100 vehicles will deliver more than 1,000 metric tons of humanitarian cargo to Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

"The humanitarian cargo for the convoy came from public organizations and trade unions from various Russian regions," the Emergencies Ministry spokesperson said.

Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk regions have been severely affected by fighting between Ukrainian troops and local independence supporters, which started in April 2014 when Kiev launched a military operation in Donbass.

Overall, Russia has delivered more than 50,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid to Donbass since August 2014.

On Tuesday, Martin Sajdik, Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine, told reporters that UN aid convoys had been unable to reach Donbass because of access challenges.

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