First UN aid convoy reaches area close to Soledar in Ukraine

Spokesperson says three trucks carrying supplies for 800 people have headed to scene of intense fightingRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA UN humanitarian convoy has reached an area close to the town of Soledar in east Ukraine, where some of the fiercest fighting in the country has taken place in recent weeks.“Our colleagues in Ukraine have just reached government-controlled areas close to Soledar in eastern Donetsk oblast,” Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told reporters in Geneva. “This is the first interagency convoy to reach this area since the war began.”