Union of volunteers from Russia (SDR) collect humanitarian aid for the citizens of the South-East of Ukraine in the collection points assistance in fifteen regions of Russia, as of June 1 was handed over 33 tons of humanitarian cargo, the report of the head of the Union of the Yana Lantratova, published on her blog on the Internet representation of the presidential Council on human rights Committee (HRC).

in may, the volunteers began collecting and sending humanitarian aid to residents of the South-East of Ukraine, currently the focal points to collect operate in all Federal districts of Russia, the collection points were opened in fifteen regional centres.

" at the moment June 1, 2014 were collected and transferred (address): 33 tons of humanitarian cargo (food products (incl. Baby food), hygiene products, Lekarstva and medical supplies, clothing), " reads the report.

By 18 June collection points were opened in the capital of Russia, Ufa, Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Saratov, Metropolitan area, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg, Volgograd, Samara, Tver, Ivanovo, Astrakhan, Perm, Izhevsk Saransk (Mordovia), Vladimir, Omsk, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk, Stavropol, Grozny, Rostov-on-don.

" The basic needs of the people experience the medicines, warm clothing, food products With prolonged period of storage, hygiene products ", - said the head of the RF.

She Also said that the Union of volunteers Russia finished the contract With the movement " people's Front " and charitable Foundation of aid to residents of the South-East of the " popular Front " under the direction of Oleg Tsarev (CF NF SE). All collected means are directed at a Single point of collecting humanitarian aid in the Rostov region, where it is passed to the representatives of the " people's front " of Ukraine. Then it is brought through a special humanitarian corridors at the border of a Single point of distribution, and out of this place - in the regional offices, for address allocation. In addition, SDRs, along With BF NF SE launched the work on emergency transportation to the site of the Russian Federation children from the regions that are in the combat area.

" At this point of time we have on hand a list of 3 thousand women and children (the children much more) which need to evacuate, " said Lantratova.

Also In ongoing conversations About the possibility of export of hard sick people in hospitals in South-Eastern Ukraine in the Russian Federation to provide appropriate assistance, currently gathering data. In addition SDR plans to cooperate With Respondam on the organization of collection of funds for treatment at the Russian children's hospitals immigrants who are in the square of the Russian Federation. Currently SDR waiting list of those in need of treatment of children.

" From April 2014 SDR involved in the activities for the resettlement of families of immigrants From the territory of Ukraine. Special attention was paid to families With small children who needed urgent medical treatment. Over the period of fifteen April to may 29, were settled 43 families ", - is said in the report.

Now volunteers are working With families and children in camps for immigrants in the Rostov region and the Crimea, went two groups of volunteers, among them are psychologists and teachers. Also separately collect humanitarian aid for these camps. At this point of time in the camp in the Rostov region occupies more than 700 children, the report says.

" at the moment due to the increasing number of Russian regions, which open these camps, volunteers form the mobile teams to provide assistance in the field (depending on the needs of the camp, " said Lantratova.



numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people With the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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