Russian state media say a convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid has left for war-torn eastern Ukraine.
Russian television reported Tuesday the aid mission is being carried out in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
But the relief agency, in a statement Monday, said no agreement on Russian participation is in place and said “practical details need to be clarified” before such a mission could move forward.
Thousands of people in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east are reported short of water, medical aid and electricity, as Ukraine forces battle pro-Russian separatists trying to establish an autonomous region near the Russian …read more
Source: Voice of America
