A Russian humanitarian aid convoy has been enthusiastically welcomed by residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk.
Reports say the people in Luhansk rushed to meet the aid convoy after it reached the city on Friday.
The trucks were sent to warehouses, equipped with refrigerators prepared by self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) authorities during the week.
According to the administration of the LPR, 24 aid distribution centers have been set up in the city, 12 of which are to open on Saturday morning.
The speaker of the parliament of the Union of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Oleg Tsaryov said that local authorities have already compiled a list of people who were in most need of aid.
“Pensioners, families where both parents work in public sector, refugees who suffered from bombardments, invalids and hospital patients will be the first to receive the relief aid,” he said.
The humanitarian aid convoy, includes a total of 70 trucks loaded with food, water, generators and sleeping bags.
Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the entry of the Russian convoy represented a “flagrant violation of international law.”
Ukraine’s mainly Russian-speaking regions in the east have witnessed deadly clashes between pro-Moscow forces and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations to silence the pro-Russians.
Violence intensified in May after the two flashpoint regions of Donetsk and Luhansk held local referendums, in which their residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Ukraine.
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