A Russian aid convoy held up on the Ukrainian border for days is
on the move after "intolerable" delays, Russia's foreign ministry
says.
It accused Ukraine of holding up the convoy in order to pursue war against pro-Russian separatist rebels in the Luhansk region across the border.
"Our humanitarian aid convoy is starting to move towards Luhansk," it said in a statement (in Russian).
Reporters at the border witnessed lorries moving off towards Ukraine.
Ukraine fears that the aid convoy, which arrived at the border more than a week ago, is part of a broader Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.
Russia denies accusations that it arms and trains the rebels in the rebellion in Luhansk and the neighbouring region of Donetsk, where four months of fighting have left more than 2,000 people dead and has caused more than 330,000 people to flee their homes.
The rebel-held city of Luhansk has been without running water, power and phone communications for 20 days as government forces hold it under siege.
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