Polish farmers to block five checkpoints on the border with Ukraine

As part of the protests, Polish farmers plan to block traffic at five checkpoints on the border with Ukraine: three on February 9 and two more on February 12.

Earlier, the State Customs Service announced that the Zosyn-Ustyluh checkpoint would be blocked starting February 12. Later, Ukrainian border guards added that the protesters’ strike would extend to five checkpoints.

Thus, according to preliminary information, on February 9 at 10:00 a strike of Polish farmers will begin in the areas bordering the Ukrainian checkpoints of Yagodyn, Rava-Ruska and Shehyni.

The protesters are determined to let one truck per hour through the Yagodyn and Shehyni checkpoints, and two trucks per hour in the direction of the Rava-Ruska checkpoint. Humanitarian cargo and buses will be allowed through unimpeded.

At the same time, traffic for trucks through the Ustyluh and Uhryniv checkpoints is expected to be more difficult starting February 12. Vehicles will be allowed through at a rate of three trucks per hour.

Hungarian border guards also warn of a farmers’ protest on February 9 on the road to the Záhony checkpoint, which is opposite the Ukrainian Chop (Tisa) checkpoint. Preliminary, the protesters will not block the passage of vehicles.

Earlier it was reported that Polish farmers are planning to block the Dorohusk-Yagodyn checkpoint from February 9.

Tags: protests, Poland