Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’ AP / Mstyslav Chernov

A Russian border guard opens a gate into the Ukraine for the first trucks heading into the country from the Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Aug. 22, 2014.Sergei Grits—AP

(URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine) — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.”