Viktor Demchenko, a 71-year-old Ukrainian citizen held in a pre-trial detention facility in Russia's Rostov Oblast on charges of "espionage" and "participation in a terrorist organisation", has died in Russia.
Polish farmers launched a blockade at the Medyka-Shehyni crossings with Ukraine on Feb. 9, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrainska Pravda.
There are over 4,000 lorries queued up at the Polish-Ukrainian border as of the morning of 23 December. Source: Andrii Demchenko, Spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, duringthe national joint 24/7 newscast Details: Demchenko noted that four checkpoints - Rava-Ruska, Krakivets, Yahodyn and Shehyni - are still blocked.
Around 3,900 lorries are queuing to enter Ukraine on the Polish-Ukrainian border, including 1,700 at the Yahodyn checkpoint, as of the morning of 22 December. Source: Ukrinform, citing Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service (SBGS), during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "Regrettably, the blockade persists.
Border guards have emphasised that there has been no increase in the number of border crossings by Ukrainian men aged 18-60 to leave the country - on the contrary, more men came back to Ukraine in December.