Special OSCE mission in Ukraine was not accompanied by a Russian convoy, tired of humanitarian assistance in the Donetsk and Lugansk on the first day of the weekend.

" I have the opportunity to assure you that We at any time did not accompany the convoy and not followed him. We do not have any connection to it. When We were on a regular patrol in the region, he drove past us, " said the Last news in the Sunday press Secretary Special observation mission of the OSCE Michael Bociurkiw.

yesterday the head of Noginsk rescue center of EMERCOM of the Russian Federation Alexander lekomtsev said that OSCE observers for the first time was accompanied by the Russian humanitarian convoy " from transition to the place of unloading ". The press service of the emergencies Ministry told on the first day of the weekend that the 2nd column, followed in Lugansk, " when crossing the border also met the Commissioner of the OSCE mission ".

in addition to the Special observation mission of the OSCE in Ukraine, on the Russian border points "Donetsk" and "Gukovo" operates another Observation mission of the OSCE, working at the invitation of the Russian Federation. This mission periodically watching the Russian humanitarian convoys cross the border. However, it operates only on the Russian side of the border.

in a report issued on Sunday, the monitoring mission of the OSCE on the border said that on the morning of the first day of the weekend Russian escort from 90 cars arrived on pornpost " Donetsk ", was inspected by Russian border guards and customs officers, as well as Ukrainian officials, and then drove off in the direction of Ukraine. 19. 00 90 machines, including 81 truck, returned to pornpost were inspected by Russian and Ukrainian authorities and went deep into Russian territory." Observation mission saw that Ukrainian officials also participated in the inspection, according to the report.

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