The grain scattered by the Polish protesters was headed for Germany

Scattered grain. Photo: Ukrzaliznytsia

The grain that the Polish protestors scattered at the Medyka station from two Ukrainian freight cars was headed to Germany in transit through Poland.

This was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia.

It was emphasized there that the company strictly adheres to the ban on the import of grain cargoes to the Republic of Poland introduced in April 2023 and only transits these cargoes through the territory of the neighboring country. All wagons at the border are checked by the control bodies of Poland, they are sealed. This makes it impossible for Ukrainian grain to enter the Polish market.

Currently, about 40 Ukrainian freight cars with agricultural products are waiting for transshipment at the mentioned station. The Polish Railways and the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland were informed about the unauthorized interference in the work of the railway.

Ukrzaliznytsia is outraged by such actions of Polish protesters and calls for an end to illegal actions. Such actions do not contribute to solving possible problems, but play into the hands of the aggressor country. Currently, the company has sent a corresponding appeal to the Polish law enforcement authorities,» the company added.

Earlier it was reported that on Tuesday, February 20, Polish protesters blocked the railway at the «Medyka — Shehyni» checkpoint and spilled grain from a freight car onto the track.

It will be recalled that on February 11, in front of the checkpoint «Yahodyn — Dorohusk», where the movement of trucks has been blocked for the third day, Polish farmers dumped part of the grain from three Ukrainian trucks.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine condemned the deliberate destruction of Ukrainian grain by Polish protesters on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

On February 13, it became known that law enforcement officers in Poland opened a case against protesting farmers who spilled Ukrainian grain on the ground.

Also, the Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Czeslaw Sekersky, asked for an apology from Ukraine for the incident with scattered grain, which happened on Sunday on the Polish-Ukrainian border.