Polish farmers continue to block trucks on the border at four checkpoints

Polish farmers continue to block trucks on the border at four checkpoints

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 19 2024, 12:51 PM • 15304 views

Polish protesters block four checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, preventing trucks from entering but allowing buses and cars to move freely, demanding a limit on the number of trucks entering Ukraine.

Polish protesters block 4 checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, preventing trucks from passing through. However, the movement of buses and cars is unhindered. This was stated by the press service of the State Customs Service of Ukraine, reports UNN.

Details 

In particular, Polish protesters are blocking traffic on 

  • Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint Polish protesters continued to block the movement of trucks entering and leaving Ukraine. Buses and cars continue to pass in both directions.  
  • The blocking of truck traffic at the Korchova - Krakivets checkpoint has been preliminarily extended until 9:00 a.m. April 20. The protesters demand to limit the number of trucks entering Ukraine to 5-7 per hour, regardless of the type of cargo.
  • Polish protesters also continue to block the movement of freight transport at the Yagodyn-Dorogusk and Rava-Ruska-Krebenne checkpoints.

Ustyluh-Zosyn, Uhryniv-Dolhobychuv, Hrushev-Budomezh and Smilnytsia-Krostsenko checkpoints are operating as usual 

- the State Customs Service said. 

Customs officers advise drivers to take into account the information about blocked checkpoints when planning their route. For your convenience, you can use the map of queues at border crossing points with neighboring countries.

Recall

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on protesting Polish farmers to stop blocking the Ukrainian border.