National Security and Defense Council: 34 trucks with Russian “humanitarian” aid crossed the Ukrainian border

Convoy of 34 KAMAZ trucks with Russian “humanitarian” aid has crossed the border into Ukraine. The vehicles have passed through “Izvaryne” border crossing point. Such statement was made by Col. Andriy Lysenko, Spokesman for the Information-analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council at a briefing in the Ukraine Crisis Media Center. “According to the latest information 90 more trucks started moving to the Ukrainian border, the Russian side didn’t let neither Ukrainian border guard officers nor representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross access the vehicles,” added Lysenko.

 

The convoy is moving not escorted by the Red Cross representatives, agreements between Ukraine and Russian Federation as to the customs clearance have been violated. “Ukraine suggested holding talks between representatives of Ukrainian and Russian HQs of the armed forces, however Russia did not agree to this proposal. It’s the Russian Federation that bears full responsibility over the convoy movement along the territory which is not controlled by Ukrainian forces,” underlined Colonel Lysenko.

Putin's media shows a military vehicle heading into #Ukraine, feed cuts after truck approaches.

 

 Putins Mouthpiece 'Russia Today' live feed at Ukraine Border which suddenly went off air when Russia Army trucks passed into Ukraine

 

 

Reports Of 8 Wounded Russian Paratroopers Being Treated In Lugansk

A Lugansk-based news site, reports that Nastya Stanko, a journalist for Ukraine's Hromadske TV, has tweeted that 8 wounded Russian paratroopers from the 76th Pskov Airborne Division (the same unit from which it is claimed a BMD-2 was captured this week) are being treated in a hospital in Lugansk. 

 

 

Stanko said (translated by The Interpreter):

"8 paratroopers from Pskov are in a critical condition in the Lugansk regional hospital, they're not movable. 30 have been sent off to a hospital in Rostov. It's not known what they were doing here."

Russian Aid Convoy Flying Illegal Flags And Transporting Fuel Into Ukraine

The Russian propaganda network RT is livestreaming video from the border crossing. As we pointed out earlier, that broadcast abruptly halted (but just a few seconds too late) when a Russian military truck was spotted crossing the border. Now, here's another interesting observation:

 

I don't recall any agreement under which fuel trucks would be allowed into Ukraine.

Russian Aid Convoy Flying Illegal Flags And Transporting Fuel Into Ukraine

 

The International Committee of the Red Cross does not allow nations to fly its flag without permission and has clearly said today that Russia does not have its permission to cross this convoy into Ukraine. And yet...

Russia illegally using Red Cross emblem on its "humanitarian aid" convoy while entering Ukraine.