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Over 2,000 trucks in 60 km queue at Polish-Ukrainian border amid truckers' protest

19.12.2023 00:05
A massive queue of over 2,000 trucks has formed at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Dorohusk, stretching for approximately 60 kilometers.
About 2,000 trucks are waiting in a 65-kilometer queue to leave Poland through the border with Ukraine in Dorohusk.
About 2,000 trucks are waiting in a 65-kilometer queue to leave Poland through the border with Ukraine in Dorohusk.Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

According to Polish police, the line ends in Dorohusk, with individual trucks parked in the emergency lane.

Police patrols are present in the area, monitoring the situation and facilitating the traffic flow.

A similar situation has unfolded at the Hrebenne border crossing. The queue there stretches about 26 kilometers with buffer zones, consisting of around 500 trucks, with the last ones located in the village of Dąbrowa Tomaszowska.

The waiting time to cross the border into Ukraine is about 125 hours, police reported.

The situation was further complicated on Monday by a resumption of the truckers' protest in Dorohusk.

The protesters have agreed to allow humanitarian aid, military transports, one vehicle from the queue, and a transport carrying live or perishable goods per hour to pass through.

The Polish carriers' demands include a ban on the registration of transport companies with foreign ownership in Poland and a resolution to issues with Ukraine's electronic queue system.

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Source: IAR, PAP