A 38-year-old Ukrainian driver became ill at a service area on Poland’s A4 highway and called for help because of chest pains. While waiting for an ambulance, he lost consciousness and was transported to a hospital in Przemyśl, where he was pronounced dead by doctors, the Consul General in Lublin, Oleh Kuts, told Ukrinform on Dec. 16.
Local doctors have ruled out any third-party involvement in the death. The case is under the control of Ukrainian consuls in Poland.
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This is the third Ukrainian truck driver to die on the Polish border since the trucker blockade began.
After the death of the second Ukrainian driver in the queue, the government began collecting data to evacuate drivers from the Polish-Ukrainian border. Ukraine is also initiating the creation of an EU monitoring group at the border, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Serhiy Derkach said.
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Polish carriers started a border blockade with Ukraine on Nov. 6. They blocked three checkpoints for the passage of freight transport: Korczowa-Krakivets, Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska, and Dorohusk-Yahodyn. On Nov. 22, the blockade of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border was extended until Feb. 1, 2024. On Nov. 23, the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint was also blocked.
The protesters’ demands include: making Ukrainian carriers require permits again, tightening the ECMT transportation rules for foreign carriers, banning the possibility of registering companies in Poland if the company’s accounts are not in the EU, a separate line in the eQueue system for vehicles with EU license plates, a separate line at all borders for empty trucks, and access to the Shlyakh system.
Ukraine held talks with Polish protesters blocking truck traffic at the border, but did not reach agreement.
On Dec. 1, Slovak carriers also blocked truck traffic leading to the Uzhhorod checkpoint.
On Dec. 5, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed that Warsaw will demand the restoration of the permit system for Ukrainian carriers.
On Dec. 7, Ukrzaliznytsia begins transporting trucks blocked at the Ukrainian-Polish border by a container train.
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The largest checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border, Yahodyn-Dorohusk, reopened for trucks after more than a month of being blocked by Polish carriers, said Minister of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov on Dec. 11.
Slovak truckers’ representatives have lifted their blockade of the Ukrainian border, allowing trucks to enter Slovakia through the Vyšné Nemecké checkpoint, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Facebook on Dec. 15.
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