Amid reports of a surge in fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Aug. 25 that Moscow will be sending a second humanitarian convoy into the war-torn region as early as this week.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Christian Science Monitor: Russia promises new aid convoy to Ukraine as fighting in east surges
A local resident holds a Russian national flag as lorries, part of a Russian humanitarian convoy cross the Ukrainian border at the Izvarino custom control checkpoint, on Aug. 22, 2014.
