Polish farmers start blocking bus traffic at Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint

Polish farmers start blocking bus traffic at Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 20 2024, 10:44 AM • 28071 views

Polish farmers blocked bus traffic at the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing, allowing only one bus to pass every two hours.

In front of the Polish checkpoint Medyka, adjacent to Ukraine's Shehyni checkpoint, farmers began blocking bus traffic, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported on Wednesday, UNN reports. 

According to information from our Polish colleagues, the bus traffic restriction began today at about 11:10. Its organizers are blocking traffic on the road in front of the Medyka checkpoint, adjacent to the Ukrainian checkpoint Shehyni

- the State Border Guard Service said in a statement.

As noted, the Poles plan to let one bus through every two hours, both to enter and leave Ukraine. The timing of the blocking of this category of transport is currently unknown.

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