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Polish protesters unblocked Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint

Intensive traffic at the checkpoint began at 01.00. 

Polish protesters unblocked Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint
Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint
Photo: State Border Service

Polish farmers have stopped their protest in front of the Hrebenne-Rava Ruska checkpoint. Currently, all checkpoints on the border with Poland are operating normally.

This was reported by the spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Colonel Andriy Demchenko, Ukrayinska Pravda reports.

"In fact, heavy traffic of trucks in both directions started at 1 a.m. Currently, all checkpoints on the border with Poland are operating normally," said Demchenko. 

He added that over the past day, as well as before, there were zero truck crossings towards Poland at this checkpoint. About 60 trucks headed towards Ukraine.

The State Border Guard Service said that as of 8:00 a.m., 40 trucks had been cleared to leave Ukraine.

The protesters blocked truck traffic at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne checkpoint on 4 June. Representatives of local farms demand to reduce the import of grain crops to Poland from Ukraine. 

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