UPDATE - Russia Has Supplied Almost 16,000 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine - Defense Ministry

Umer Jamshaid Published April 28, 2022 | 07:20 AM

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 28th April, 2022) Since March 2, Russia has delivered nearly 16,000 tonnes of humanitarian cargoes to Ukraine, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

"Starting from March 2, the Russian Federation has already delivered 15,876.1 tonnes of essentials, food, medicines and medical supplies to Ukraine," Col. Gen. Mizintsev said.

He added that over the past day, 14 humanitarian events were held in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kharkov and Kherson regions, during which 349.

6 tonnes of humanitarian aid were given to the civilian population.

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 in response to calls from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics for protection against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops. The Russian Defense Ministry said the special operation, which targets Ukrainian military infrastructure, aims to "demilitarize and denazify" Ukraine. Moscow has said it has no plans to occupy Ukraine. Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia and Belarus.