Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that Ukraine can only accept humanitarian assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

"Ukraine can accept any type of humanitarian assistance solely in accordance with international law and solely from the red Cross," he told the Ukrainian government on Wednesday.

Yatseniuk noted that "the level of Russian cynicism knows no bounds."

"First they supplied tanks, Grads, terrorists, and bandits who shot the Ukrainians, and then they supply water and salt," he said.

He also added: "The Russians should better send 300 empty KamAZ trucks and take back their bandits. And then there will be no need to send humanitarian aid."