A convoy of more than 200 white trucks crossed the Russian border to deliver humanitarian aid to a battered Ukrainian city on Saturday, a move made without Kiev’s consent yet met with silence by Ukraine’s top leaders.
The much-needed aid arrived as fighting flared again between pro-Russia rebels and government forces, further imperiling an already fragile cease-fire in the region.
In the other regional capital of Luhansk, one of the worst-hit cities where tens of thousands have been without water, electricity, or phone connections for weeks, the streets were calm as Russian drivers unloaded aid packages into local warehouses. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
