Ukraine border crossing

Long lines form at Polish border crossings as truck clearance waits reach 40 hours

Russian attacks on Ukraine and air raid alerts are causing temporary halts to traffic at the Ukraine-Poland border. At some crossings, the wait for customs clearance of trucks reaches 40 hours, Polish Radio reported on Oct. 16.

17 October, 07:08 PM

Russian forces strike Palanca checkpoint on Moldovan border: Munition hits bus, border officer wounded

During an attack on Ukraine on Oct. 5, a Russian projectile fell near the Palanca-Mayaki-Udobne checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. After the impact, it ricocheted into a bus parked near the barrier, wounding a border officer, according to Moldova's border police.

5 October, 01:05 PM

Tusk: Russia could attack Ukraine–Poland border crossings

Border crossings between Poland and Ukraine could become targets of Russian attacks, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Sept. 10.

10 September, 07:54 PM

Chișinău rejects Moscow's lies justifying deadly border checkpoint strike

Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected Russian claims that military cargo was moving through the Tudora–Starokozache checkpoint, Newsmaker reported on Sept. 9.

10 September, 01:10 PM

Smuggler hides seven men in truck bound for Moldova

A foreign national attempted to smuggle seven men into Moldova in a truck loaded with beer in Chernivtsi Oblast, Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on Jan. 12.

13 January, 01:50 PM

Russian Shahed drones strike Ukraine's border crossing with Romania, halting operations

Russian troops attacked Ukraine's Orlivka international border crossing with Romania overnight into Nov. 22 using Shahed drones, damaging infrastructure and forcing a temporary halt in operations, Ukraine's State Customs Service reported on Telegram.

22 November 2025, 10:54 AM

Power outage halts border crossing with Romania

Power outages caused by Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have halted vehicle processing at the Diakivtsi border crossing with Romania, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 04:45 PM

New EU entry rules slow down border crossings, Kyiv warns

Motorists crossing from Ukraine into Poland at the Krakovets checkpoint are facing longer wait times after the EU launched its new digital Entry/Exit System (EES), Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 11:52 PM

Ukraine allows men aged 18–22 to leave the country during martial law

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has published a new resolution clarifying the rules for crossing the state border, officially allowing men aged 18 to 22, inclusive, to travel abroad during martial law.

27 August 2025, 07:40 PM

Ukraine, Hungary open new border crossing in Zakarpattya Oblast

At a temporary facility in Ukraine’s Zakarpattya Oblast on the border with Hungary, a new checkpoint at Velyka Palad–Nadgodosh opened on April 8, according to the Ukrainian Development Ministry.

9 April 2025, 12:30 AM

Last Ukraine-Russia border crossing closed as fighting in Kursk Oblast continues

The last remaining border crossing between Ukraine and Russia has been suspended for at least ten days, Ukrainian Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 12:05 AM

Ukraine's only Russia border crossing in Sumy Oblast is shut down

The Kolotylivka-Pokrovka border crossing between Ukraine and Russia in the Sumy region was closed on Aug. 6, according to Kateryna Arisoy, a volunteer with the Atmosphere aid station.

6 August 2024, 04:50 PM

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