It is difficult to know where to begin. Either there is too much news, or nothing new.
In terms of the 'humanitarian convoy':
In recent days, Russian APCs have been spotted moving into Ukraine, and a humanitarian convoy has pulled up to the checkpoint of Izvarino, also used frequently for months to move support into separatists from Russia. Could the "professional fighters" be the truck drivers of the humanitarian convoy who changed out of their khakis? Or Russian soldiers who have been making their way into the area for days?
A number of Western journalists have reported that the white-painted KAMAZ trucks used in Russia's humanitarian aid convoy turn out to be empty. First of all, these trucks are not just carrying light loads, but as we pointed out earlier they are almost empty and are carrying a tiny tiny fraction of the weight they were designed to haul.In fact, Novaya Gazeta has a new gallery up, and the trucks are ridiculously empty.
Secondly, why would new vehicles be used instead of the many many trucks at Russia's disposal?On a related note, these are military trucks, as we've pointed out below, and so why weren't different military trucks used, ones that were newer?
Thirdly, we're supposed to believe that these trucks are new, but the trucks are military vehicles which were painted white just this week. One would assume that the Russian military would break their trucks in fairly quickly, or why would they have so many trucks?
Fourth, why does the Russian government care about the speed with which the aid is delivered, since these vehicles have been parked at the same spot for days now?
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