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Russia sends 57th humanitarian convoy to eastern Ukraine

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Russia has sent its 57th humanitarian aid convoy to the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Thursday.

"The convoy of over 40 cars is carrying over 440 tones of aid: food products, baby kits and medicine," the ministry's spokesperson said.

According to the ministry, the humanitarian aid arrived from public organizations and trade unions in different regions of Russia.

Since mid-August 2014, Russia has sent over 64,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the restive eastern Ukraine, where residents have been suffering from a serious humanitarian crisis.

The ongoing conflict between Ukrainian government forces and independence-seeking militia began in April 2014.

The leaders of the so-called Normandy format group comprising Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France met last week for talks over implementing the Minsk Agreement for eastern Ukraine, and agreed on a new roadmap for peace.

The Minsk peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine was reached by the leaders of the Normandy group in February 2015 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus; however, the peace treaty has not been fully implemented. Endi