Ukrainian border guards claim militants bar 255 tonnes of relief from Donetsk

12:39, 21.07.2015 1 min read

Representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have barred, from Donetsk, 16 humanitarian trucks of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the press service of the Ukrainian State Border Service has reported.

"Sixteen humanitarian trucks of the International Committee of the Red Cross passed through the Buhas checkpoint yesterday. Yet those trucks were banned by representatives of the illegal armed units on the territory which is not controlled by Ukraine allegedly due to the lack of certain permits," the report said.

According to the State Border Service, the trucks were carrying 255 tonnes of food, hygienic items and construction materials to people in the Donetsk region.