Eight trucks with humanitarian aid from the People in Need charitable organization and 28 trucks from the International Committee of the Red Cross crossed the Novotroitske checkpoint and are traveling to Donetsk, the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported.

A report posted on the service's website early on Thursday notes that eight trucks transported construction materials and equipment for water supply from the charitable organization.

"The trucks were driving from Sloviansk to Donetsk," the report says.

"Another 28 trucks from Kyiv with 45 tonnes of hygiene kits, food parcels with a total weight of 286 tonnes, construction materials with a total weight of 96 tonnes, 60 tonnes of aluminum sulfate, as well as medical supplies and bed linen from the International Committee of the Red Cross, crossed the contact line at the checkpoint and are heading to Donetsk," the service said.