Ukraine accuses Russia of cynicism over convoy; death toll rises sharply KIEV/VORONEZH Russia (Reuters) - Ukraine denounced Russias dispatch of a humanitarian aid convoy now advancing towards the border as an act of unbounded cynicism serving pro-Russian separatists, and the UN said the death toll in fighting had doubled in the last two weeks to over 2,000. Kiev said the trucks would not be allowed to pass. First they send tanks, Grad missiles and bandits who fire on Ukrainians and then they send water and salt, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said at a government meeting on Wednesday. The comments reflected suspicions in Kiev and Western capitals that passage of the convoy onto Ukrainian soil could turn into a covert military action to help pro-Russian separatists now losing ground to government forces. The convoy of 280 heavy trucks rumbled out of Moscow region on Tuesday and traveled some 500 km (300 miles) to the southwestern Russian town of Voronezh. There it stopped at an air base behind high fences, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:37:55 +0000
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