As of the morning of February 16, Polish farmers blocked five checkpoints on the border with Ukraine. There are 1,400 trucks in queues.
Polish farmers block five points
These are the directions of the Yagodin, Rava-Ruska, Shegyni, Ustylug, Ughryniv checkpoints, said the spokesman of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine Andrii Demchenko.
According to him, on the Polish side, 1,400 trucks are standing in queues, the largest of which is in front of the Jagodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints. The smallest number of trucks is opposite the Ustylug and Ughryny points.
Demchenko noted that carriers are looking for ways to cross the border at those points where it is possible.
One is the Krakow checkpoint, and as of this morning, there are also queues. It is 1,700 trucks, the enormous queue in all directions on the border with Poland.
Andriy Demchenko
SBGS spokesman
The SBGS spokesperson also reported that the queues are increasing, and the number of border crossings remains low, especially in the direction of the Yagodyn checkpoint, where only 145 trucks have crossed in both directions over the last day, even though this direction can pass 1,200-1,400 trucks.
But the situation is worse at the Shegyni point, because in recent days only a few dozen trucks cross the border there per day, he said.
Blockade of the Ukrainian border
On February 9, Polish farmers began blocking roads in Poland and checkpoints at the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Organizers of the action from the independent farmers' trade union "Solidarity" said that blocking the roads near the checkpoints will last for a month, until March 10.
Moreover, according to the SBGS, from February 9, Polish farmers plan to block the checkpoint "Hrubeszów — Volodymyr-Volynskyi", where agricultural goods are transshipped from rail to road transport.
