22 August 2014

Ukraine says Russian truck movement represents 'direct invasion' by Russia

Reuters: 22. August 2014


The alleged humanitarian convoy at the border point Izvarino. Dozens of trucks already on the left side of Luhansk. August 22nd 2014.


Ukrainian authorities said on Friday that 90 trucks from a Russian aid convoy had crossed into Ukraine without permission and Ukraine's state security chief said this amounted to a "direct invasion" by Russia.

"They passed into Ukraine without clearance or participation of the International Red Cross or (Ukrainian) border guards," military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists.

"We consider this a direct invasion by Russia of Ukraine," Ukrainian state security chief Valentyn Nalivaychenko said in a separate statement to journalists.

A pro Russian militaman, opens the gate to let lorries, part of a Russian humanitarian convoy, cross the Ukrainian border at the Izvarino custom control checkpoint, on August 22, 2014. 

The State Border Service of Ukraine has said that the work of Ukrainian border guards and customs officers on the clearance of Russian humanitarian aid at the Russian Donetsk checkpoint has been blocked.
After entering Ukraine convoy was divided into at least two. One has already passed back through the Krasnodon, the other returns from Molodogvardeysk.


Krasnodon, August 22nd 2014.

Russia's trucks turned from Krasnodon to Mykolaivka to skip UA-controlled Novosvetlivka, u-turned, took to dirt road.

Russian convoy going through fields, August 22nd 2014..

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