17 Jun 2015 13:55

Russia to send another humanitarian convoy to Donbas on June 18 - Emergency Situations Ministry

MOSCOW. June 17 (Interfax) - The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's 30th automobile convoy carrying humanitarian aid will depart for Donbas on June 18, the ministry press service told Interfax.

"The formation of another convoy of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry carrying humanitarian aid for the residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has been completed in the Rostov region, and it is ready for delivery. Its departure from the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's Don rescue center is planned for the morning of June 18," it said.

The convoy consists of more than 100 automobiles loaded with over 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including canned dairy products, flour, cereals, pasta, vegetable oil, and also primary necessities and other items.

The cargo also includes more than 60 tonnes of medicines delivered to Rostov-on-Don by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry planes.