UN sends over 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has sent six trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

"Six trucks from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees carrying humanitarian aid to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine crossed the Novotroitske checkpoint," the report says.

The State Border Guard Service added that the total weight of humanitarian cargo consisting of school supplies made up more than 10 tonnes.

As Ukrinform reported, on February 17 and 19, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sent 5 and 11 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas with a total weight of 300 tonnes.

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