Traffic near the Shehyni checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border has resumed, the press service of the patrol police department in Lviv region has said.
A rally in protest against recent changes in customs rules, which was held near that checkpoint, ended at 13:00 Kyiv time on February 3, it said.
“During the period when the road was blocked, the situation was steadily calm, small disputes between drivers and protesters were settled on the spot,” the patrol police said.
Another rally near the Rava-Ruska – Hrebenne checkpoint ended at 15.00 Kyiv time on February 3. Traffic resumed in a routine mode.
As reported, residents of the border areas in Lviv region on Saturday, February 3, staged a new rally in protest against changes in the customs regulations for the movement of goods across the border. They blocked traffic near the Rava-Ruska and Shehyni checkpoints by continuously walking back and forth along pedestrian crossings. At the same time, participants in the rally unblocked traffic every 15 minutes to let a certain number of cars drive along.
