Waiting times at Ukraine's border have exceeded six days
Russian shelling of the port infrastructure in the Greater Odesa area has forced carriers to reroute freight traffic to roadways. This has led to congestion at land border crossings and a significant increase in lines at the state border.
As of August 6, there were 4,948 trucks waiting in lines at 38 border crossing points with five neighboring countries.
According to the AMEU, the maximum wait time to cross the border exceeds six days.
The most difficult situation is observed at the border with Poland, where 4,306 trucks are concentrated, or nearly 87% of the total number of vehicles awaiting departure.
The longest lines have been recorded at the following border crossings:
- Yagodin – Dorohusk (trucks over 7.5 metric tons) – 1,357 vehicles, wait time 6 days and 11 hours;
- Shehyni – Medyka (empty trucks over 3.5 metric tons) – 492 vehicles, wait time 4 days and 18 hours;
- Shehyni – Medyka (trucks over 7.5 metric tons) – 374 vehicles, wait time 4 days and 9 hours;
- Orlivka – Isakcha (trucks over 3.5 metric tons) – 308 vehicles, wait time 2 days 16 hours;
- Rava-Ruska – Khribenne (trucks over 7.5 metric tons) – 430 vehicles, wait time: 2 days and 14 hours.
The Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine notes that massive Russian attacks on the ports of Greater Odesa have forced businesses to make greater use of road routes for freight transport.
As a result, land border crossings are operating under increased pressure, leading to longer wait times and complicating international logistics.
This was reported by the Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine (AIFU).
Earlier, a backlog of vehicles waiting to enter Ukraine was observed at the Ukrainian-Polish border. The most congested checkpoints are “Krakivets,” where 100 cars and 10 buses are waiting, and “Shehyni,” with a line of 80 passenger cars.
