The Ukrainian part of international humanitarian aid, including 75 trucks with 800 tonnes humanitarian cargo, formed on the order of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the government, has gone from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk to Donbas on Aug. 14.
Ukrainian presidential commissioner for resolving the situation in
eastern Ukraine Irina Heraschenko has said that the Ukrainian
authorities are doing everything possible so that aid reaches Luhansk,
the presidential press office said.
When answering reporters’ questions, Heraschenko said that the main
issue was safe delivery of the cargo. The Ukrainian authorities
guarantee complete safety of the cargo passing through Ukraine, however
the danger of it passing the area controlled by armed formations
offering resistance to the Ukrainian military is questionable, she said.
It is expected that the first vehicles will reach the destination on Aug. 14. Cargo will be given to the Red Cross as Ukrainian part of the
international humanitarian mission.
According to the Ukrainian government, a convoy of trucks with 240
tonnes cargo for people has left Kyiv. Food, in particular grains,
flour, pasta, meat and fish preserves, will be delivered for residents
of eastern regions.
Twenty one trucks have departed from Dnipropetrovsk for Luhansk and
Donetsk regions. The humanitarian aid includes in particular flour,
sugar, preserves, still water, hygiene means and items for children, a
Ukrainian State Emergency Service representative said.
Kharkiv regional administration press office said that a convoy of 26
trucks with humanitarian cargo left Kharkiv today for Starobilsk in the
Luhansk region. Kharkiv region is sending vegetables, grains, sugar,
flour, sunflower oil, preserves, honey, tea, pampers, soap, detergents
and other necessary food and items.
