During the ongoing protests on the border with Poland, Polish farmers poured Ukrainian grain onto the road, which was imported on trucks through the Dorogusk checkpoint.
As reported by RMF24, protesters emptied grain from three Ukrainian trucks.
— At one point, they opened the trailers, causing some of the grain to spill onto the road. The drivers turned back towards Ukraine, — Eva Chizh, a representative of the municipal police commandant’s office, spoke about the incident.
She added that there were no violent confrontations or dangerous situations during the incident.
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— We are conducting an investigation, establishing the personal data of the persons involved, interviewing witnesses, — emphasized Chizh.
According to media reports, Polish farmers used grinders to cut the locks on truck trailers that came from Ukraine.
Strikes of Polish farmers on the border with Ukraine
November 6, 2023, Polish farmers began blockading checkpoints on the Ukrainian border. They demanded the return of the pass system for Ukrainian carriers.
January 17 in Poland agreed with protesters to unblock truck traffic at three checkpoints until March 1.
However, on February 9, protests by farmers resumed at the points Medika – Shegini, Khrebnoye – Rava-Russkaya and Dorogusk – Yagodin.
Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Sekierski called on farmers to end the blockade as soon as possible and understand that not all problems can be eliminated immediately. He also invited representatives of farmers to come to the ministry and discuss their demands in order to come up with concrete solutions.
After this, the movement of trucks through the Shegini-Medika border checkpoint was resumed. At the time of the event, there were over 220 trucks from Ukraine in line for registration.
