Seventy-six Russian "aid convoy" trucks have entered Ukraine, National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko has said.
“A Russian ‘humanitarian convoy’ started moving in Ukraine at about 0700 today. In general, the movement of 76 trucks and 147 people was recorded at two Russian checkpoints Matveyev Kurgan and Donetsk,” he said at a briefing on Friday.
Ukrainian border guards who work at these checkpoints as part of interagency groups only visually inspected the trucks and cargo, he said.
“Customs clearance procedures were not conducted, as there was no information about cargo recipients,” Lysenko said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross also was not involved in the clearance and movement of cargo, Lysenko said.
“The Russian side has violated the requirements of international and Ukrainian legislation on the movement of humanitarian goods,” he said.
NSDC said that according to its reports, most of the cargo was intended for militant units militants, as they face problems with supplies.
“Russians plan to hand over some products to locals before the cameras during pseudo-elections on November 2,” Lysenko said.
