Is it true that protesting Polish farmers started to damage cars intended for the Ukrainian front?

In a distributed message affirmed:

“Agrarian protests continue on the Ukrainian-Polish border. Farmers block not only trucks with agricultural products, but also the movement of minibuses and other transport intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, the protesters damaged several cars being transported to the Ukrainian front.”

Protesting Polish farmers

Unclear testimonies

The supposed proof that the protesting Polish farmers do not miss the cars intended for the Ukrainian armed forces, became a Facebook user who goes by the name of Nazar Smyk a message.

His complaint is that he cannot cross the border, shared a popular blogger and political figure with a large audience Anatoly Shariyusknown for his pro-Russian views and favors the Kremlin.

However, N. Smyko’s message only says that the protesters are not allowing trucks intended for the Ukrainian armed forces to cross the border. He doesn’t say anything about the technique being damaged, especially on purpose.

In addition, after solving the problem a little later, volunteer N.Smykas In a Facebook post was angry that A. Sharijus is silent about the renewed traffic of cars intended for the front.

“Do you think Shari will write a new report about how the trucks crossed the border with the help of the embassy in less than a day?”

Yeah, I don’t think so either. Because he’s stupid shit“, – wrote N. Smykas.

The lie was denied

Finally, the situation was clarified Embassy of Ukraine in Polandwhich issued an official statement on the situation at the border:

“Information appeared in the media that Polish protesters allegedly damaged vehicles intended for the use of the Ukrainian armed forces, which were standing in line to cross the state border and were on their way to Ukraine.

It was established that the mentioned vehicles were damaged even before they arrived on the territory of the Republic of Poland in the country from which they were delivered.

Currently, the vehicles are already on the territory of Ukraine. Polish farmers have nothing to do with the situation covered by the media.

We draw attention to the need to verify information in order to prevent the formation of public opinion based on false facts.”

AFP/Scanpix/Polish farmers

Protesters are ready to pass cargo intended for the Ukrainian army

It should be noted that the same volunteer and blogger N.Smykas reportedthat an effective dialogue has been established between the Polish authorities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, so that goods for the Ukrainian army can be transported across the border immediately.

This requires the Ukrainian embassy to send a list of vehicles carrying such cargo on official form, after which they are allowed to pass without a queue – and accompanied by the Polish police.

Border protests and disinformation

Polish farmers started to partially block the road between Kalvarija and the village of Budzisko in the Polish Suwalki County on Friday last week. During the campaign, which lasted almost a week, the quantities of transported Ukrainian grain were checked.

Contrary to what the liars claim, the protesters at the border allowed humanitarian and military aid, live animals and bus transport to pass through.

Earlier, Polish farmers blocked the roads to Ukraine, as well as the country’s main highway to Germany. There is a protest due to, in the opinion of Polish farmers, unfair competition, because Ukrainian grain is cheaper and lowers production prices throughout Europe.

However, it should be noted that people who have a negative view of Ukraine contribute to the organization of the protests. First of all, in Poland, these are the leaders and activists of the Confederation Party.

Facebook photo/Rafalas Mekleris

As for Radio Free Europe stated The Center for Combating Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine became one of the main organizers of the protest action Rafala’s Broker – the owner of a logistics company and the leader of the marginal party “Confederation”.

This political force advocates Poland’s withdrawal from the EU, criticizes the deployment of NATO troops in the country and campaigns for better relations with Russia. The party does not receive wide support from Poles, and R. Mekler in 2019. ran for the Polish Seimas, but unsuccessfully.

According to the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service, on March 7, the protest action of Polish farmers at the Budziska-Kalvarija border checkpoint ended.

15min verdict: lie. Polish farmers did not damage the cars intended for the Ukrainian armed forces.

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