Russia under the pretext of humanitarian aid has sent to the Ukrainian border guards with military equipment, the movement of the column was stopped due to diplomatic work, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration Valeriy Chaly has stated.

"A few hours ago, a very serious provocation was prepared by the Russian Federation, which could have led tonight to unpredictable events and the escalation of the threat. A huge convoy accompanied by Russian military hardware was moving towards the Ukrainian border under the guise of humanitarian aid with peacekeepers as it was allegedly agreed with the Committee of the Red Cross, apparently in order to provoke a full-scale conflict," he said in the Shuster Live program on Friday night.

Chaly noted President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had gathered an operation staff, held telephone talks with world leaders, which stopped the movement of the convoy.

"We got assurance from the Russian Foreign Ministry that the convoy had stopped moving," he said.

In addition, he stated that the Committee of the Red Cross denies any statements by Russia that the operation was coordinated with it.