Due to the blockade of the Polish border: autogas disappears and rises in price in Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
According to the director of A-95 Consulting Group Sergiy Kuyun, the blockade on the Polish border has caused a shortage of liquefied gas at Ukrainian gas stations, affecting about 25% of the market. The blockade has also disrupted the work of checkpoints, slowing down the passage of vehicles.
Due to the prolonged blockade of the Polish border, liquefied gas has started to disappear from Ukrainian gas stations. This was stated by the director of the "Consulting Group A-95" Sergiy Kuyun, reports UNN.
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I had an illusion that we had already passed the peak of the crisis in the liquefied gas market. But according to the latest monitoring of the situation, it is too early to say that
According to him, gas has disappeared most massively - in half of the regions - in the Privat network, and where it remains, it costs 39.6 hryvnia. Interruptions at UPG, Socar, MOTTO, BRSM and Avantazh.
The reason is the blockade of the Polish border, through which 30% of imports or about 25% of the liquefied gas market came by road
Situation at the border
At one of the blocked checkpoints, namely Krakivets-Korchova, vehicles are allowed through, but there are protesters on one of the roads, limiting the capacity of the checkpoint. On other roads, one car per hour is allowed to pass. However, sometimes protesters violate even this agreement.
Deputy Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Serhiy Derkach noted that the Ukrainian side records every case when humanitarian aid or dangerous goods are delayed due to the strike and passes this information to representatives of the EU and the Polish government.
To recap
Truck traffic at the Shehyni checkpoint on the Polish-Ukrainian border has been hampered since this morning due to the expansion of the blockade launched by Polish carriers