Ukrainian auto transporters have felt the consequences of the fact that the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine initiated a Cabinet of Ministers directive dated May 30. It proposes to restrict the movement of trucks through the "Yahodyn" checkpoint by redistributing permits for international transportation to the customs posts "Krakovets", "Shehyni" and "Rava-Ruska". This was reported to UNIAN in a comment by Viktor Kozak, director of the Kovel enterprise "Ideya".
According to him, Volyn carriers are now forced to detour 200-400 km through Ukrainian and Polish territory, instead of driving 100 meters across the border. The costs of auto transporters have increased by an average of 150 dollars. Therefore, they are forced to refuse export transportation. At the same time, Kozak added that "there is a rapid dominance of foreign auto transporters, namely Polish ones, who do not need to obtain Ukrainian permits." Oleksandr Vromskyi, director of "Trans Imperiya" from Lutsk, and Vasyl Nahornyi, general director of "Raiz-transservis" from Rivne, agreed with him. The latter noted that customers form the route without knowing that "Yahodyn" is actually closed to export cargo. After all, in international computer systems, the "Yahodyn" checkpoint is displayed as operating."