Russia's 12th aid convoy may be sent to Donbas on Jan 31 - Jan. 30, 2015

Russia’s 12th aid convoy may be sent to Donbas on Jan 31

Published Jan. 30, 2015 at 11:43 am

Leader of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko speaks during an inauguration ceremony for the \"Monument to the Innocent Victims of an Undeclared War\" in the industrial Ukrainian city of Gorlivka, in the Donetsk Oblast on Jan.

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Moscow - The 12th convoy with humanitarian aid for Ukraine's south-eastern regions has been formed and is expected to depart for Donetsk and Luhansk on January 31.

“The formation of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s 12th humanitarian aid convoy for Donbas has been completed in the Rostov region. It is ready for departure. It includes more than 170 trucks carrying over 1,500 tonnes of humanitarian supplies,” a ministry spokesman said on Friday.

The aid convoy is expected to leave the Don rescue center on Saturday.