Ukrzaliznytsia has formed the first test train with Ukrainian trucks to be transported to Ukraine by rail due to the Ukraine by rail due to the blockade of border crossings by Polish protesters. This was stated by the director of the commercial work department of JSC Valeriy Tkachev, director of the commercial work department of Ukrzaliznytsia, reports UNN.
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A video of the train is being shared online a video of a train loaded with trucks is being circulated. Presumably, these are Ukrainian trucks, that will be transported across the border by rail. This is how Ukrainian exporters are trying to solve the problem of crossing the Ukrainian-Polish border border, which is blocked by Polish carriers.
The fact that Ukrzaliznytsia has indeed launched a test train with a flatbed truck to to allow trucks to cross the border, was confirmed by the deputy director of the of the commercial work department of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" Valery Tkachev said at a meeting with agricultural exporters on Thursday.
Tkachev said, that Polish customs officers are currently inspecting a test container train loaded with 23 Ukrainian trucks. test train loaded with 23 Ukrainian trucks, explaining their delay by the need to coordinate the dimensions of the cargo and the presence of fuel in the trucks,
Now we have a loaded train a loaded train at the crossing with Khrubeshuv. We already have 23 loaded container wagons with trucks. cars with trucks
According to him, the Ukrainian and Polish sides are currently agreeing on technical issues, and the train should the train should be allowed to run in the near future. After the first test train passes, similar ones will be launched on a massive scale. will be launched on a massive scale.
To recap
The strike of Polish carriers at the border has been going on since November 6. They have restricted the movement of freight traffic across the Ukrainian-Polish border by blocking the largest checkpoints, including Korchova-Krakivets and Hrebenne-Rava Ruska, "Dorohusk-Yagodyn, and later the checkpoints "Medyka-Shehyni and Krakovets-Korchova.