Posted on 06/25/2015 4:58:24 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Russia on Thursday sent into Ukraine more than 100 trucks that Moscow claims are carrying aid for people in Ukraine’s Donbas region - the 31st such convoy that has crossed into Ukraine without permission from the Ukrainian government. Read more on UNIAN: http://www.unian.info/society/1093631-russia-sends-another-massive-aid-convoy-into-ukraine.html
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said the vehicles were delivering food and medicine in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The truck convoy, as with previous ones, split into two after crossing from Russia into militant-held Ukraine, with one section heading for Donetsk and the other for Luhansk, according to Russian state news agency TASS, with reference to the press office of the Emergency Situations Ministry.
"Customs clearance and border registration of all vehicles with humanitarian aid has been completed at the two border crossing points. They have safely crossed the border and are moving towards their destinations," a spokesperson at the Russian ministry said.
The agency said that an inspection of the vehicles was carried out by representatives of the border and customs services of Ukraine, and no comments had been received from them.
Ukraine says Russia sends its convoys into Ukraine without permission from the Ukrainian government. It has previously said that Ukrainian border guards were only permitted to carry out visual inspections from behind a fence.
The Russian ministry said the convoy of over 100 vehicles is carrying more than 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including food and medicine, including insulin, immunosuppressive agents and disinfectants. The food products include pasta, various cereals, flour, tea, the ministry said.
Ukraine claims that the convoys are also carry supplies for the Russian-backed militants that have seized control from the local authorities in parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Ukraine has lost control of a section of its border with Russia more than 400 kilometers long.
As before, the Russia aid convoy crossed into Ukraine via a checkpoint where the Ukrainian authorities are not in full control. The convoys, of which Thursday’s was the 31st, have never crossed into Ukraine via a Ukrainian-controlled checkpoint, and only ever visit the parts of Ukraine were armed militants have seized control.
Ukraine says the convoys are also used to transport back to Russia the bodies of Russian troops, volunteers and mercenaries killed in fighting in Ukraine, as well as equipment taken from Ukrainian industry in the region.
The Ukrainian military also says the arrivals of the “aid convoys” coincide with upsurges in militant attacks on Ukrainian positions along the front line in the following days.
Is the UN also sending in aid?
Hillary's reset in action!
Russia is NOT sending civilian aid. Rather, Russia is sending military supplies.
The Russian Ministry of Defense always denies the presence of any Russian soldiers in Ukraine! Even when presented with undeniable evidence about specific individuals, it then is suggested that they might have crossed the border “by mistake”, or were “on holiday!” Sometimes, it is stated that their contracts were cancelled (but actually backdated).
Russian “volunteers” from the Urals are issued a document claiming that their participation is limited to “offering humanitarian help” to avoid Russian mercenary laws. Then, they travel to the conflict zone without weapons, which are given at the destination. Sometimes Russian troops travel disguised as Red Cross personnel which creats delivery of real humanitarian aid difficult!
It is a very bad situation. I remember posting an article how the military brass wants to help, but Valerie Jarrett blocks any attempt to help Ukraine and as it was revealed recently she comes from thoroughly communist family. Media doesn’t care so she is free to advance her stupid communist cause as she wishes.
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