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Polish farmers launch general strike near government building in Warsaw. VIDEO A general farmers’ strike has begun in Warsaw, accompanied by sirens, flares and firecracker explosions. 06.03.24 13:14 9 681 23 War in Ukraine

Truck traffic is blocked again at Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint on border with Poland - State Border Guard Service. VIDEO Videos from the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint, which was unblocked today, have begun to appear on social media. 11.12.23 20:20 14 534 61 Economics

Ukrainian long-haul drivers on Polish-Ukrainian border cook dumplings in open air and feed their fellow blockade participants. VIDEO Two Ukrainian long-haul drivers, who are forced to stand on the Polish-Ukrainian border due to the blockade by Polish carriers, cook dumplings and feed their colleagues. 21.11.23 16:15 10 830 30 War in Ukraine

New EU sanctions against Russia: all trucks from Russia and Belarus must leave EU territory by April 16. VIDEO All trucks from Russia and Belarus must leave the European Union by April 16. 09.04.22 10:09 30 026 50 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia War

IMF to shortly obtain renewed data on Ukraine, given Donbas blockade effects, - Minister Danyliuk The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will receive updated macro-indicators within a "couple of days," taking into account the suspension of all cargo traffic with separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine. 21.03.17 17:18 3 914 27 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko on incident with Parasiuk: "I watched this shameful video" According to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the police demonstrated extreme tolerance in the incident at a Sloviansk checkpoint, involving MP Parasiuk and Donbas blockaders. 15.03.17 12:26 135 125 644 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Abroskin announces criminal case over incident with blockaders: "They threatened to slaughter the families of police officers" A criminal proceeding has been launched on the fact of yesterday's conflict between the police and participants of the blockade led by people's deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Parasiuk. 15.03.17 11:52 66 977 369 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Conflict between MP Parasiuk and police at Sloviansk checkpoint. VIDEO A video of the conflict between Donbas blockade participants, led by MP Volodymyr Parasiuk, and the police at a Sloviansk checkpoint has been released online. 15.03.17 10:28 189 244 610 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade participants provoked law enforcers near Kharkiv and Sloviansk, - police deputy chief. VIDEO Activists blocking trade with the occupied Donbas have triggered conflicts with the police near Kharkiv and at a checkpoint near Sloviansk (the Donetsk region). 15.03.17 00:04 46 550 195 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

No trade with enterprises grasped by militants in occupied Donbas, Ukraine’s Poroshenko says President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn. 14.03.17 17:33 86 385 442 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Chernivtsi City Council calls extraordinary session to support Donbas blockade, address government. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The City Council of Chernivtsi has adopted an appeal to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andrii Parubii and Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman. 14.03.17 12:30 56 010 228 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

All detainees released, none suffered physical injuries, - Donetsk police chief The National Police has released activists of the Donbas trade blockade detained at the Kryvyi Torets crossing point. 14.03.17 13:13 78 009 395 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade participants show attack on their checkpoint. VIDEO The activists involved in trade blockade of the occupied Donbas posted the footage of crackdown on the checkpoint of the 16th Volunteer Battalion at Kryvyi Torets railroad crossing. 14.03.17 00:05 153 958 402 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Police show weapons seized from blockade participants in Kryvyi Torets. PHOTOS+VIDEO Ukraine’s Interior Ministry Communications Department Chief Artem Shevchenko showed weapons seized from the Donbas blockade participants. 13.03.17 21:33 133 375 439 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russia’s Lavrov demands lifting trade embargo on self-proclaimed “DPR”/“LPR” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says blockade of the breakaway republics was orchestrated by Ukrainian nationalists. 09.03.17 15:16 181 888 638 Oddities

Interior Minister Avakov posted video of Kryvyi Torets conflict, calls participants 'idiots'. VIDEO The National Police has detained 37 attackers in the Kryvyi Torets railway station and will continue doing so regardless of attackers' affiliation. 01.03.17 11:49 169 292 291 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

"We put trade embargo on Ukraine from now on. We will give them no more coal, not a single lump,” – ‘DPR’ terrorists’ leader Zakharchenko. AUDIO (in Russian) ‘DPR’ leader Alexander Zakharchenko voiced true intentions of the Donetsk terrorists regarding trade blockade of the occupied Donbas in a conversation with ‘chief of internal and foreign policy department of the ‘DPR administration’ Trapeznikov, which was wiretapped by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). 28.02.17 20:46 280 715 760 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Minister Avakov calls Anti-Terrorist Center generalship to take decision on lifting Donbas blockade, promises to enforce it Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov requests the Anti-Terrorist Center (ATC) authorities to take measures against the activists preventing trade with the Russian-occupied Donbas. 28.02.17 19:48 132 257 596 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

37 attackers upon Donbas blockaders detained at Kryvyi Torets railway station, - Donetsk police head Abroskin (updated) A conflict occurred at Kryvyi Torets railway station, where participants of the Donbas transport blockade are stationed. 28.02.17 15:37 174 987 353 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Ukraine's government introduces emergency measures in country's energy sector The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has implemented exceptional measures in the national energy sector. 15.02.17 18:57 67 020 236 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

#BlokadaChallenge: 58th Brigade soldiers encourage SBU to ‘stop 22 profiteers’ trains’. VIDEO Members of the 16th Battalion of the 58th Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces filmed themselves doing 22 push-ups in front of the train they had blocked in the Donbas. They called on members of the Security Service of Ukraine to join the action they called #BlokadaChallenge encouraging the law enforcers to ‘stop 22 profiteers’ trains’. 10.02.17 14:19 67 192 185 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Members of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 58th Brigade support “DPR”/“LPR” blockade: "Each hryvnia transferred there is spent on terrorism" The servicemen of the 16th Battalion of the 58th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine requested the country’s top leadership and, first of all, President Petro Poroshenko to cease all trade and financial transactions with the separatists in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donbas. 09.02.17 10:51 157 794 559 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Lawmaker Parasiuk denies allegations of attack on law enforcer near Bakhmut Non-affiliated Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Parasiuk says he did not hit a policeman at the checkpoint in the Donetsk region where the law enforcers came to disperse activists involved in trade blockade of the occupied Donbas. 07.02.17 14:06 45 281 74 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Blockade in Donbas: titushky arrive in Bakhmut under police protection, - MP Parasiuk. VIDEO As soon as MPs and members of the blockade of the temporarily occupied territories left Bakhmut, mercenary thugs, also known as titushky, emerged accompanied by the police. 06.02.17 23:32 239 635 945 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Blockade of Rada is a crime against Ukrainian people, - PM Hroisman Ukrainian head of the government Volodymyr Hroisman has called on people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada to unblock the parliament's rostrum and presidium in order to restore functioning. 11.07.16 10:53 42 172 403 Ukrainian Politics

Parubii adjourned session as Batkivshchyna blocks presidium Batkivshchyna faction has blocked the presidium of the Verkhovna Rada, forcing Speaker Andrii Parubii to close today's meeting. 08.07.16 11:25 53 241 510 Ukrainian Politics

Crimea's blockade format to be changed, - Mejlis Chairman Chubarov The blockade of the Russian-occupied Crimea will give up some of the functions as no longer necessary. 30.12.15 19:50 32 576 102 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Ukraine introduces trade blockade of Crimea The Cabinet of Ministers has restricted supplies of goods and services from and to Russia-occupied Crimea. 16.12.15 13:25 98 775 341 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Three hours needed to finish repair works at Kakhovska-Tytan power line, but no access granted, Energy Minister Demchyshyn says Three hours are needed to finish repair works at the damaged Kakhovska-Tytan power line in the Kherson region, but the crews are not allowed access to the site. 27.11.15 13:31 22 758 252 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Kherson region's irrigation impossible without Crimea's Tytan substation, - Ukrenerho Kherson region power distribution company (Khersonoblenerho) technical director Volodymyr Hetmanov says region's irrigation capacities are fully contingent on restoring power supply to the Crimean substation "Tytan" which was deenergized after power pylons were exploded in the Kherson region. 25.11.15 17:50 36 459 270 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Chubarov urges government to cut power delivery to Crimea in response to increased purges in the peninsula Petro Poroshenko Bloc MP, leader of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov has called on the Ukrainian authorities to cut electric supply to Crimea in connection with the intensification of punitive measures against the Crimean Tatars on the peninsula. 04.11.15 12:40 20 727 313 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Additional borders to be set at Chaplynka and Kalanchak checkpoints for protesters' security, - Interior Ministry. VIDEO Additional borders will be set at Chaplynka and Kalanchak checkpoints on the administrative border with Crimea in the Kherson region. It is reported that the campaign will be shifted for 10 and 7 km inside the mainland, respectively. 23.09.15 15:34 29 188 124 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Video of Crimea blockade shows kilometer-long truck lines and tire barricades. VIDEO Footage from an event called "Civilian blockade of Crimea" in the Kherson region at the administrative border with Crimea has been uploaded online. 21.09.15 09:25 259 960 1 102 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

We offer our businessmen not to feed the bandits – Chubarov on blockade of Crimea. VIDEO Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, MP Refat Chubarov, who participates in the civil blockade of the Crimea, called on the Ukrainian side to create food hubs on the administrative border with the peninsula. These should be retail markets, where the inhabitants of the Crimea will be able to buy products at affordable prices. 20.09.15 15:04 69 105 845 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

"Decision is taken - Sept. 20 or 21 we will block border with Crimea," MP Chubarov Crimean Tatars will block the administrative border with Crimea in late September. 14.09.15 13:40 172 775 1 094 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russian fleet has been blocking access to two bays of Sevastopol for two days - State Border Service The Black Sea fleet of the Russian Federation has been blocking the access to two bays of the city of Sevastopol for two days in a row. 04.03.14 18:20 25 185 157 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Workers of Donbas Chemical Plant Threatened to Block Hyundai Trains Demanding Work. VIDEO Employees of Konstantinovskaia Chemical Plant in Donetsk oblast intend to block the movement of high-speed Hyundai trains in protest against unpaid holidays. 12.02.13 20:36 6 361 113 Economics

Yatsenyuk on Rada Blocking - You Should Sleep at Home With Your Wife. VIDEO Batkivschyna leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk believes that the night shift in the parliament is not very effective. 06.02.13 10:52 4 810 42 Ukrainian Politics

Women from Opposition Blocked the Parliament: Prosecutor Pshonka Report! This is Female Rebellion. PHOTO + VIDEO The parliament rostrum was blocked by women deputies from the opposition who read their demands. 11.01.13 11:05 24 020 206 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case