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Russia says it's a humanitarian mission.

A convoy of 280 trucks bound for Ukraine.

Their cargo: food, water and medication.

But Kiev - along with the West - fears Moscow could turn the operation into a military intervention.

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister Danylo Lubkivsky.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER, DANYLO LUBKIVSKY, SAYING:

"Let me be clear: you don't need tanks and artillery to bring food and medicine for civilians. Stop the aggression, stop the Russian terrorists, stop the shelling, stop your cynical propaganda - and there will be no need for any humanitarian aid."

Ukraine's said it will bar the convoy from crossing the border.

Some members of parliament labelling it a Trojan Horse.

Russia, though, insists its motives are purely peaceful.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier claiming permission had come from Kiev.

(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: