Russian aid convoy advances toward Ukraine

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Source: AP-Excite

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be a last-gasp attempt by government troops to snatch back territory from pro-Russian separatists before the arrival of a Russian aid convoy overseen by the Red Cross.

Trucks loaded with water, generators and sleeping bags for desperate civilians in the besieged city of Luhansk began moving through Ukrainian customs after being held up at the border for a week, in part because of safety concerns and Ukrainian fears that the convoy's arrival could halt the military's advance.

The trucks in the 200-vehicle convoy were expected to cross into Ukraine on Friday morning on their way to Luhansk, a city with a war-reduced population of a quarter-million people, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Russian border.

At Russia's urging, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a cease-fire during the humanitarian mission.

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A family passes the second part of the Russian aid convoy trucks as they are parked along a road near a border control point with Ukraine in the Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)


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[ballyhoo]

1. Way to go, PM Putin. The people will not forget your

courage and persistence. спасибо

[cosmicone]

2. So Ukraine was just tearing its clothes off and feigning fits

for nothing.

The trucks had no military equipment whatsoever.

Stupid liars -- crying wolf over and over has been shown to be ineffective in the end.

I think Poroshenko should go in exile and let Yanukovytch return. Arrest the Svoboda and Right Sektor leaders and hand them over to Russia for trials.

[ballyhoo]

3. I think Tymoshenko, even if she's there a short time

to bring a little peace to the people.

[cosmicone]

4. won't take cyrillic in the title

Дуже дякую!