Trucks with humanitarian cargo are being unloaded in Donbas
Columns
of trucks with essential
commodities from Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk to residents
in Luhansk and Donetsk regions, who are on the territories controlled by terrorists, have
already arrived to the city of Starobilsk in Luhansk region. The trucks with humanitarian aid, which left Kyiv, are expected to be at
the destination at about 10:00.
At
the moment continues unloading of the trucks with food products and essential
goods arrived from Kharkiv. The convoy from Dnipropetrovsk is waiting for
its turn. After unloading, all the goods will pass through a thorough
inspection by representatives
of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The ICRC shall
distribute this aid among civilians in Donetsk and Luhansk regions who are on territories controlled by
terrorists.
The
list of essential goods sent to Donbas includes food products (vegetables, cereals, sugar, flour, sunflower oil, canned meat and fish, honey, tea), water, medical supplies, hygiene products, children’s
products,
etc.
As
reported, on behalf of the Government of Ukraine on August 14 71 the trucks
with up to 800 tons of humanitarian aid were delivered to citizens of eastern
Ukraine from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk.
The
day before, on August
13, the Government adopted
a decree on the acquisition of essential goods for civilians in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, who are on the territories controlled by terrorists. The State Emergency Service has been allocated additional UAH10 million from the reserve fund of the State budget.