Queues at the Polish-Ukrainian border are not decreasing. On 19 December, about 3,300 trucks were recorded at three checkpoints.
Polish truck drivers continue to strike
More than 3,300 trucks are waiting in line at three checkpoints on the border with Poland to enter Ukraine.
Andriy Demchenko, the spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, stated this.
According to Polish border guards, there are more than 3,300 trucks in queues: 1,000 in Shehyny, 350 in Rava-Ruska, 550 in Krakow and 1,400 in Yahodyn, Demchenko said.
At the Uzhhorod checkpoint on the border with Slovakia, 565 trucks are waiting to enter Ukraine. The spokesperson reminded that the traffic blocking for trucks coming from Ukraine has been temporarily suspended.
As of this morning, 770 trucks were registered in the electronic queue to leave Ukraine.
At the border with Hungary, 220 trucks were waiting to enter Ukraine at the Tisa checkpoint. At the border with Romania, 950 trucks were waiting to enter Ukraine at the Porubne checkpoint.
Strikes on the Polish-Ukrainian border: what is known
On 6 November, Polish hauliers went on strike at the Polish-Ukrainian border. Later, they completely blocked the passage of trucks at two checkpoints on the border with Ukraine.
On 9 November, a meeting of government officials and drivers blocking the border with Ukraine took place in Poland, but it ended in nothing. Ukraine offered the Polish authorities to open lanes for empty trucks.
Meanwhile, the Polish government has called on Ukraine to cancel the electronic queue registration for empty trucks. The Polish minister also met with the protesters and offered them a compromise solution to the problem.
On 1 December, the blocked Ukrainian drivers on the Polish border held talks with the consul. On 4 December, the Uhryniv-Dolhobyczow border crossing point opened for empty trucks.
As a result of the protesters blocking the border with Ukraine, exports through these checkpoints decreased by 40%, and the state budget of Ukraine lost UAH 9.3 billion due to non-payment of customs duties.
Later it became known that the trucks blocked at the border with Poland would be returned to Ukraine by rail. In the evening of 7 December, Ukrzaliznytsia sent the first trailer train with trucks to Poland, consisting of 23 platforms with 13 loaded tractors and semi-trailers.
On 11 December, truck traffic was unblocked at the Yagodyn-Dorogusk border between Poland and Ukraine. However, in the evening of the same day, protesters blocked the unblocked crossing with a truck.
On 18 December, Polish carriers resumed blocking the border at the Dorohusk-Yagodyn checkpoint.
