An international rail link will open this month between the capital of Poland, Warsaw, and the city of Rawa-Ruska, Ukraine.
Through a press release published on August 13, the information portal for aid, VisitUkraine, said today that the first trains will start running on August 24, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
“A new track is already being laid and the reconstruction of the Rava-Ruska station is underway, where customs control will later be possible. The track should be extended to Lviv and later to Kyiv,” reads a press release.
Given the current conditions regarding the state of war in Ukraine and the flow of immigrants to the growing region, the implementation of this project is very important.
“Thanks to the launch of trains on the new track, an alternative to other modes of transport will appear for crossing the border, and checkpoints will be decongested. The project will also contribute to the development of passenger transport and integration with the pan-European rail system,” noted the statement, explaining that since the reconstruction of the station, special pavilions for customs control and passing passengers will operate in Rava-Ruska.
Moreover, Poland is now considered to be one of the neighboring countries that has received the most Ukrainian refugees.
Therefore, Polish border authorities recently revealed that a total of 5.15 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland since Russia invaded Ukraine. from February 24 to August 1.
At the same time, officials said that as of July 31, some 3.25 million Ukrainians had returned to their country during the same period.
The country currently hosts more than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees from European countries, while since the start of the war around 5,000,000 have been registered as having left Ukraine.
According to the latest data from the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), in June 2022, Poland has granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country, thus granting more than 60,125 temporary protections.
These data also reveal that Poland was followed by Romania with 10,360 temporary protections granted, Ireland with 6,985 and Bulgaria with 6,920.
The same source pointed out that in May 2022, among the European Union Member States for which data is available, Poland has granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians leaving their country due to the ongoing war.
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