Western media inspect Russia's Ukraine aid trucks and find... aid

A Russian convoy to deliver humanitarian aid has reached the Ukrainian border. Some western journalists were given the opportunity to monitor its progress, as well as being allowed to see what they were carrying.

The Ukrainian government had been adamant that this was little more than a 'Trojan Horse' being used to transport Russian military hardware to anti-government troops in the east of the country. Trucks 'inspection' showed they were carrying quiet a different load. .....


.....The journalists say that there are members of the Red Cross on site, but they are not talking to journalists at the moment. According to the Guardian's Shaun Walker, the convoy has stopped about 25 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and the volunteers are currently setting up camp. There are some comforts available for the workers, with showers having been provided.....

.......There are two military helicopters escorting the convoy, which also contained some military hardware at the rear, while the western journalists said there was almost no security to hinder them doing there work and they were allowed free reign to look at anything they wanted......................http://rt.com/news/180336-convoy-russia-lugansk-journalists/
14/8/14
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Related:

• 74 civilians killed in Ukraine's Donetsk region over three days. (Kiev claimed major progress...)

• Ukraine sending own aid convoys to war-torn east. ("Urgent assistance" for the civilians living in insurgent-held territory)