The ninth Russian "humanitarian convoy" crossed the border of Ukraine

Cars of the ninth Russian "humanitarian convoy" crossed the border of Ukraine at the checkpoints "Matveev Kurgan" and "Donetsk". This was reported by Interfax with reference to the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies.

More than 50 vehicles began to move towards Donetsk and more than 80 - towards Lugansk. Over 800 tons of cargo will be delivered to Lugansk and more than 400 tons to Donetsk. "Among the goods are mainly food products, as well as equipment and materials to ensure the work of socially significant objects," said the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies.

"On two checkpoints, there are Ukrainian border guards and customs officers, as well as representatives of the OSCE mission," the report says.

On Monday, the Ministry of Emergencies announced the beginning of the formation of a new motorcade with "humanitarian aid" for Donbass. 40 trucks went from the Moscow Region to the Rostov region. "Cars with humanitarian goods from Astrakhan, Tagar, Taganrog, Krasnodar, Voronezh and other regions are also being sent to the Rostov region," said the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies.

On November 30 , the eighth column with "humanitarian aid" arrived in the Donbass . Over 40 cars arrived in Donetsk and more than 60 in Lugansk. Ukrainian border guards did not participate in the verification of goods.

The representative of the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andrei Lysenko noted that the Russian official applications for the direction of Gumkkonvoy were not received to Kyiv. "All these" humanitarian convoys " - they are only the support of armed people," the official said. "Mostly ammunition, some dry rations, weapons and fuel are transmitted."

On November 18, the head of the SBU Valentin Nalivaichenko made a similar statement. “In the so -called humanitarian convoys, fuel for tanks, armored personnel carriers, heavy equipment was imported, cartridges were imported directly,” he said. “The last two convoys brought special equipment for the so -called training centers directly on our territory. This is the target and all that they consider necessary for themselves.”

The first motorcade delivered goods to the Donbass on August 22, the second - September 13, and the third - September 20. The fourth and fifth humanitarian columns delivered the cargo to Donetsk and Lugansk on October 31 and November 2, respectively. The sixth humanitarian convoy went to the Donbass on November 4, the seventh - November 16.