On Thursday afternoon, a convoy of vehicles left Tskhinval for the DPR to deliver refugees to South Ossetia.
“In connection with the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, on behalf of the President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov, a vehicle was allocated for the transportation of internally displaced persons - women and children from the Donetsk People's Republic to South Ossetia,” Minister of Emergency Situations Azamat Chochiev said.
According to Chochiev, the convoy will reach the DPR around midnight.
Accompanying the convoy are cars of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the traffic police, as well as medical workers, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations took care of all food issues during the journey.
“60 people will be evacuated, 20 of them are women, the rest are children from one to 12 years old. Refugees will be accommodated within the city, places have already been prepared in advance, but additional preparations will be made before the arrival of the settlers, since the number of visitors may change. The convoy is accompanied by a car of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the traffic police, as well as medical workers, as well as employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, have assumed all obligations to provide food on the road,” the Minister of Emergency Situations noted.
Chochiev has added that South Ossetia is also ready to provide assistance to the Luhansk People's Republic and to send vehicles to transport refugees to the Republic at any time.
