Kremlin claims 2,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid sent to DPR, LPR and Kyiv

Amid Russia's military offensive in Ukraine and war has entered its day 22, Kremlin claims more than 2,000 tonnes of humanitarian cargoes have been consigned to Donbas, comprising rebel regions - Donetsk and Luhansk and to Kyiv, since inception of war. Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations mentioned to TASS media ncy that helpdesks offering essential services are operating at border checkpoints in Rostov region and 'more than 6,000 people have utilised ir services'. 

"Since beginning of humanitarian operation, Russian emergencies ministry has delivered more than 2,000 tonnes of aid to people in Donbas and in Ukraine. This week alone, more than 500 tonnes of humanitarian assistance were delivered from Russian emergencies ministry's ginsk and Don rescue centres to Donbas and several regions in Ukraine," Russian Ministry said. 

Also, it was brought to fore that nearly 400 refugees from Donbas travelled from Taganrog to Russia on March 16, while 13,000 people have been accommodated across 18 Russian regions since evacuation began. 

103 children killed in Russia-led war on Ukraine 

On or hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that at least 103 children have been killed in war-torn nation since start of Russian invasion. In a video mess on Facebook, Zelenskyy said, “Last night, Russian troops continued shelling Ukrainian territory, our peaceful cities, our citizens.” He went on to say that troops bombarded Kharkiv and its surrounding area along with Odesa region's shore.

Ukrainian President ded, “As of this morning, 103 children have been killed."  

Furrmore, he mentioned that Russian troops have targeted nation's capital, Kyiv with rockets, ding that Zaporizhzhia's civilian infrastructure is versely impacted by shellings, which houses a nuclear power plant. 

'400 educational facilities damd': Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Apart from Zelenskyy, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Irina Venediktova has also confirmed figure in a Telegram update which stated that nearly 103 children have been killed while 100 have suffered injuries amid ongoing war, as per Washington Post. tably, her office stated that children's death toll in Ukraine is likely to be far higher.

President Zelenskyy said Russian forces have inflicted "hundreds of times more dam" in Ukraine than on Donbas in eight years of conflict, CNN reported. He furr ted that 400 educational facilities have been damd in Ukraine so far, including 119 in Donetsk area.  

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky recently shared that demining in combat zones after Russia-led onslaught in Ukraine may take several years. He went on to say that former Soviet nation will "inevitably" require assistance from or nations. 

Im: AP