Cars pillars of EMERCOM of Russia With humanitarian aid for Donbass arrived at the border, said the National center for crisis management situations.

Before the border column was divided into two.

"One arrived at the checkpoint" Matveev Kurgan ", the second " Donetsk ", which already has begun customs and border searches. After the column will continue to move in the Donetsk and Lugansk ", - said the head of the Department.

at both checkpoints are Ukrainian and Russian customs officers and border guards, who are Also involved in the design of columns. At the checkpoint, "Donetsk" are Authorized by the OSCE mission.

in the Donetsk and Lugansk 140 cars driven more than 1, 6 thousand tons of humanitarian aid. Its main part is the seeds for spring sowing of barley, corn, sunflower. Also among the goods Lekarstva and medical supplies and necessities.

This is the 22nd in the account column of the Ministry of emergency situations using for Donbass. Since August of last year in the affected region is delivered over 27 thousand tons of various humanitarian supplies.

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