MOSCOW. May 25 (Interfax) - All trucks of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry which brought humanitarian aid to Donetsk and Luhansk on Thursday have returned to the Rostov region, a ministry spokesman said.
"Another stage in humanitarian aid delivery to Donbas residents has been successfully accomplished. The humanitarian delivery was normal, and no incidents happened on the way," the spokesman said.
The convoy delivered about 400 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Luhansk and Donetsk, mostly food care packages for children and medicines, he said.
All trucks were inspected on the Russian-Ukrainian border in the presence of Ukrainian customs and border service officers. Both the vehicles and the humanitarian cargo documents were checked, the ministry said. This is the 65th humanitarian convoy sent to Donbas since August 2014. More than 68,000 tonnes of humanitarian cargo has been brought to southeastern Ukraine over this time.
Kyiv has repeatedly protested against Russian humanitarian supplies delivered to Donbas without coordination with Ukraine. In the opinion of the Ukrainian authorities, humanitarian convoys unapproved by Kyiv breach Ukrainian laws and international practices. In addition, Kyiv has always denied that Ukrainian customs and border service officers have ever been involved in the clearance of humanitarian cargo from Russia.