ICRC sends 12 trucks with food to uncontrolled territory of Donbas - State Border Guard Service

12:46, 09.03.2017 1 min read

Twelve trucks with humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have travelled to the territory of Donbas, uncontrolled by Kyiv, through the Novotroyitske checkpoint, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said.

"Vehicles transported food packages with a total weight of 226 tonnes for the residents of the Donetsk region," the State Border Guard Service said on Thursday.

In addition, 80 cars for entry and 45 for exit were present at Mayorske checkpoint on the demarcation line in Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) zone on Thursday morning; 250 for entry and 50 for exit - at Maryinka checkpoint; 100 for entry and 30 for exit - at Novotroyitske checkpoint; 100 for entry and 15 for exit - at Hnutove checkpoint.

At this time, all checkpoints are working normally.