MOSCOW. Oct 29 (Interfax) - A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry automobile convoy carrying humanitarian aid for residents of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine has reached the Voronezh region of Russia and stopped for the drivers to rest, says Oleg Voronov, a deputy chief of the Emergency Situations Ministry national crisis management center.
"After the drivers' rest, refueling, and the technical inspection of the vehicles, the convoy will continue its way to the Rostov region," Voronov said.
No incidents have happened during the movement of the convoy including 100 trucks, and the drivers are feeling well, Voronov said. "Several planned stops have been made on the way to change drivers and inspect the vehicles," he said.
The convoy is carrying about 1,000 tonnes of cargo, including construction materials, foodstuffs, medicines, and equipment for preparations for winter.
Emergency Situations Ministry planes have also airlifted humanitarian cargo weighing about 100 tonnes to Rostov-on-Don to be reloaded onto trucks and delivered to southeastern Ukraine, Voronov said.
The Emergency Situations Ministry humanitarian convoy had departed Noginsk, the Moscow region, on Tuesday.