Twenty trucks carrying over 326 tonnes of food and hygienic items and 60 tonnes of sand and aluminum sulfate donated by the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have crossed into Donetsk region through the Novotroitske checkpoint, the Ukrainian State Border Service said in a statement.

As many as 33,700 people and 4,200 vehicles crossed the contact line's checkpoints over the day, the statement said.