Ukrainian interdepartmental group " carried out only the visual observation of the passage in the Donbass next, 31st on account of the Russian humanitarian convoy, said on Thursday on a press-conferences the assistant to the head of the State border service of Ukraine, a spokesman Oleg Slobodyan.

The convoy of the EMERCOM of Russia with humanitarian aid for Donbass on Thursday morning crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border, one of them proceeded in the direction of Donetsk, the second - in the direction of Lugansk.

"the international Committee of the red cross participation in the design was not accepted. Ukrainian interdepartmental group has conducted only a visual observation without performing control functions, " he said, Slobodyan to Ukrainian news.

over 100 cars driven in the Donbass More than a thousand tons of humanitarian cargo is food and Lekarstva and medical supplies, as well as Among them insulin, immunosuppressants and disinfectants. Among food - pasta, assorted cereals, flour, tea. This column was 31st on the account since August of last year.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as Among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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