Kyiv accuses Russia of ‘direct invasion’ over aid convoy
Ukraine’s security chief on Friday (Aug 22) accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country.
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Lorries of the Russian humanitarian convoy near a checkpoint at the Ukrainian border some 30km outside the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in the Rostov region. (AFP/Dmitry Serebryakov)
KYIV: Ukraine’s security chief on Friday (Aug 22) accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country.
“We are saying that this is a direct invasion. Under the cynical guise of the Red Cross these are military vehicles,” Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, the head of Ukraine’s SBU security agency, was quoted as saying by Interfax Ukraine news agency.
Another security official said that Moscow was “exclusively responsible” for the security of the convoy as it crosses rebel-held territory.
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