KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed Wednesday that it has received security guarantees from Russia and Ukraine required for the first 16 trucks of a 270-vehicle Russian aid convoy to move forward with the delivery of supplies for embattled eastern Ukraine.
The trucks departed Moscow on August 12 without necessary approval from the Red Cross, which is overseeing the international aid effort, or permission from the Ukrainian government. The trucks have been holding near the border in the Russian town of Rostov.