Sixteen trucks carrying humanitarian aid provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) entered the temporarily occupied territory of Donbas via the Novotroyitske checkpoint on Thursday.

"Sixteen trucks sent by the International Committee of the Red Cross have passed through the Novotroyitske checkpoint and entered the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. Food and kits and construction materials weighing 311 tonnes are being delivered to residents of Donbas," the press service of Ukraine's State Border Service said on Thursday morning.