“Over 40 trucks have arrived in Luhansk. They have delivered over 400 tons of humanitarian aid, including construction materials and food,” deputy head of the crisis management center with the Russian Emergencies Ministry Oleg Voronov told journalists.
He added that over 60 trucks carrying some 800 tons of aid have successfully arrived in Donetsk.
The delivery of humanitarian cargo was complicated by bad weather conditions. Snowstorms and ice on the road in the Rostov region have slowed the trucks down.
Russia has been sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine since August. Voronov also said that as soon as the trucks return to Russia, Moscow will start forming the ninth humanitarian aid convoy for the Donbas.
In April, Kiev forces launched a military operation against independence supporters in southeastern Ukraine. According to the United Nations, the armed confrontation has claimed over 3,700 people. On September 5, the opposing sides reached a ceasefire agreement at a Contact Group meeting in Minsk — which, however, has been routinely violated, according to both Kiev and pro-independence forces.
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.
