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Suspilne, quoting an official from Ukraine's international trucking association, said the driver took ill at the Krakivets-Korczowa crossing -- one of four points affected by the protests. Suspilne said two truckers had died last month after becoming snared in the blockades. Polish drivers have been blocking crossings since Nov. 6, demanding that the European Union reinstate a system requiring Ukrainian companies to secure permits to operate in the bloc and the same for European truckers to enter Ukraine.

A month-long border blockade by Polish truck drivers, who say they are being undercut, is causing severe disruptions to crucial supplies for Ukraine's military.

KYIV: Ukraine began using train platforms on Thursday to bypass a border blockade by Polish truck drivers,...

Nearly 3,300 trucks are stranded at the Poland-Ukraine border, with traffic blockades persisting at four crossing points, said Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko, Ukriform reports.

As Polish haulers’ blockade of border checkpoints with Ukraine stretches into its second month, thousands of Ukrainian truckers remain stranded in huge lines waiting to cross into their homeland. In an effort to circumvent the blockade, Ukraine started transporting trucks stuck at the Polish border by train on Dec. 7. While humanitarian conditions at the border seem to have improved after Ukraine reported the death of two people stuck in the line, Ukrainian carrier companies are losing millions of dollars, and truckers are growing demotivated to continue doing their jobs.