Public reports indicate that shipments of military equipment and other essential goods destined for Ukraine have faced disruption at the Poland–Ukraine border due to a protest staged by Polish road haulers. The briefings attribute the action to Polish carriers blocking cross-border flows, a move cited by UNIAN via RIA Novosti as a key constraint on aid and military logistics to Ukraine.
According to the reports, Polish carriers have halted the passage of military hardware and other critical imports into Ukraine, signaling a broader confrontation over transport rights and regulatory controls. The blockade has effectively slowed or halted many convoys, with observers noting that only a limited number of vehicles cross the frontier each hour during the protest period [citation: UNIAN / RIA Novosti].
The root grievance centers on a demand for the European Union to reestablish mandatory international road transport permits for Ukrainian truck drivers. This demand reflects a political and economic dispute that arose after the onset of Russia’s operation in Ukraine, when permit requirements were suspended and now reintroduced in a more restrictive form. The ongoing standstill at the border underscores the fragility of supply chains that rely on cross-border trucking for both civilian and defense-related shipments [citation: UNIAN / RIA Novosti].
On November 14, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Service indicated that negotiations between Kyiv and Warsaw had not yielded an agreement to unblock the checkpoints along the border. The official named specific checkpoints—Yagodin, Krakovets, and Rava-Russkaya—as blocked and highlighted that approximately 2,300 trucks were queued for passage at that moment. The statement pointed to the persistence of barriers even as talks continued, with the traffic backlog illustrating the scale of disruption to Ukrainian carriers and their European partners [citation: State Border Service of Ukraine statements via UNIAN / RIA Novosti].
There were additional reports that Polish authorities assisted Ukrainian trucks in circumventing local road closures in certain zones, a development described as cooperation to mitigate the immediate impact on humanitarian and logistical flows. This assistance appeared aimed at sustaining the minimum level of cross-border traffic, even as the broader dispute persisted, affecting the momentum of deliveries tied to defense and civilian needs [citation: UNIAN / RIA Novosti].