Dmitry Tymchuk: The column with the “humanitarian aid” from Russia entered the territory of Ukraine without the permission of Ukraine

Voices of Ukraine

By Dmitry Tymchuk, Coordinator, Information Resistance
08.22.2014
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

The convoy with humanitarian aid from Russia left the Ukrainian RF CAT "Izvarino" toward Luhansk. Photo: Maxim Blinov / RIA Novosti The convoy with humanitarian aid from Russia left the Ukrainian RF CAT “Izvarino” toward Luhansk. Photo: Maxim Blinov / RIA Novosti

According to the operational data from Information Resistance, after the Russian Foreign Ministry statement that the convoys with “humanitarian aid” from Russia would enter the territory of Ukraine without the permission of Ukraine, the vehicles of this convoy started moving, crossing the border between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

We are talking about 34 trucks in the convoy that were previously searched by Ukrainian border guards and customs officials. However, for them to enter  into the territory of Ukraine, they needed permission from Ukraine after the Red Cross would have ensured their escort.

Ukrainian border guards who carried out the inspection of the convoys on the territory of the Russian checkpoint, were pushed back by Russian military servicemen, after which the…

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