Красный Крест: Киев отказался признать грузы российской автоколонны гуманитарной помощью

The Ukrainian authorities refuse to accept the goods, which carries the following from Russia motorcade, humanitarian aid, said the official representative of the International Committee of the red cross Galina Balzarova, ITAR-TASS reported.

According to her, it is important to obtain the consent of the Ukrainian side on the aisle column over its territory. "Now the Ukrainian side refuses to acknowledge that this burden is a humanitarian mission," said Balzarova.

She explained that in order for the Red Cross to monitor the passage of convoys through Ukrainian territory, all parties must come to an agreement about the conditions of movement of the column, and employees of the red cross must be secured.

According to Balsamului one of the possible conditions of the passage of convoys through the territory of Ukraine will be the presence in the cabs of machines on a Russian driver and red cross staff.

On the eve of the international Red Cross urged Russia and Ukraine to accelerate the agreement to pass through the border of the convoy with humanitarian aid and to provide security guarantees for employees of the ICC.

Now the convoy with humanitarian cargo is in the area of Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Rostov region near the border with the Luhansk region of Ukraine. There she will stay for another few days, the date and time of departure has not been determined.

From Alabino near Moscow trucks with humanitarian aid left 12 August. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, they will bring about 2 thousand tons of humanitarian aid: food, including 400 tons of cereals, 100 tons of sugar, 62 tons of baby food, 54 tons of medical equipment and drugs, 12 thousand sleeping bags and 69 power plants of various capacities
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