Polish carriers unblocked the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint: what is known
13 May 23:49
A court in Poland has banned a protest by carriers blocking the Yagodyn-Dorogusk checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. The Polish protesters, who had been obstructing the movement of trucks, have completed blocking the Dorohusk checkpoint, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports with reference to the State Border Guard Service.
The information was provided by representatives of the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland. The protesters stopped their actions at 22.30 Kyiv time.
“At present, the registration of trucks in both directions, both towards Ukraine and towards Poland at the Yagodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint has been resumed in the usual mode,” the SBGS said in a statement.
Earlier, the mayor of Dorohusk banned carriers from blocking the border. on May 12, the district court in Lublin allowed the meeting, which was appealed by the mayor, RMF24 reports,
The case was considered on May 13 at a closed session of the Court of Appeal in Lublin. The court changed the appealed decision in such a way that it confirmed the decision of the mayor of Dorohusk to ban the rally.
The decision of the Court of Appeal is final and not subject to appeal. This means that the organizers of the assembly must stop the protest.
“We are waiting for official information. If we receive it, we will, of course, obey the court’s decision, because we are acting within the law,” said protest organizer Rafal Mekler.
Blockade of the border
As a reminder, on May 12, Polish carriers started a protest near the Yagodyn-Dorogusk border crossing point on the border between Poland and Ukraine.
Trucks were allowed to enter and exit the border at a rate of one truck per hour. Buses and trucks transporting humanitarian aid were allowed to cross unimpeded.
In January of this year, in response to numerous protests by Polish farmers blocking checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, the Polish government decided to add border infrastructure to the list of critical infrastructure.
This step is aimed at limiting the possibility of organizing protests in the border areas, which previously caused significant inconveniences in transport links between the two countries.
From November 2023 to the summer of 2024, Polish farmers repeatedly blocked checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, demanding a ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products. These protests negatively affected logistics and economic ties between the two countries.
The inclusion of border infrastructure in the list of critical infrastructure allows the government to respond quickly to blockade attempts and ensure uninterrupted traffic across the border.
