Distribution of humanitarian aid on a street in Mariupol. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 30.Russia has delivered more than 24,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine since the beginning of March, more than 300 tons today alone, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, said on Monday. «Starting from March 2… the Russian Federation has already delivered 24,342.3 tons of essentials, food, medicines and medical supplies to Ukraine, carried out 1,078 humanitarian actions, including five over the past day, in Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions, during which 352 tons of humanitarian aid were transferred to the civilian population. On May 30, three humanitarian actions are being held in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kherson region, during which 309.8 tons of essential items and food are transferred to the population» , — said Mizintsev.
Russia received another 76 requests for evacuation from dangerous areas of UkraineRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. In the region, together with the Russian military, their colleagues from the DNR and LNR operate.
