Russian humanitarian convoy heading to eastern Ukraine
The humanitarian convoy of over 260 trucks left the Moscow Region on August 12
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The humanitarian convoy left Russia's Moscow Region early morning of August 12
© ITAR-TASS/Sergei Fadeichev The concoy includes over 260 trucks
© EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV First of all, the cargo includes food: 400 tonnes of groats; 340 tonnes of canned meat; 30 tonnes of salt; 100 tonnes of sugar; 60 tonnes milk; 0.8 tonnes of tea; 679.5 tonnes of bottled water, 62.4 tonnes of baby food
© ITAR-TASS/Sergei Fadeichev It also includes 69 electric power generators, 54 tonnes of medical products and 12,300 sleeping bags
© ITAR-TASS/Sergei Fadeichev The overall weight of the cargo is about 2000 tonnes
© EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV On August 13 the convoy reached the city of Voronezh
© AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin The convoy then reached the Russian town of Donetsk in the Rostov Region. where the trucks were parked awaiting security guarantees from the Ukrainian authorities
© AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin On Wednesday, Ukraine provided guarantees of the safe passage of the Russian humanitarian convoy in areas controlled by the Ukrainian army
© EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Perebeinos said, however, the route chosen for the humanitarian convoy lies outside the area controlled by Ukraine's Armed Forces
© AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin Leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said they would guarantee the security of the Russian humanitarian convoy in the territory controlled by militias
© EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV According to a preliminary plan, each group of up to 30 trucks carrying relief supplies will be accompanied by five ICRC officials
© According to a preliminary plan, each group of up to30 trucks carrying relief supplies will be accompanied by five ICRC officials The first group ofthe Red Cross representatives has already set out along the planned delivery route
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