Event 66

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "PL",
    "UA",
    "PL-UA"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple explicit descriptions from both text and images in a reputable source confirm cross-border blockades, their location, and impact.",
  "continuous_summary": "Truck Blockade",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Ukraine"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Ukrainian lorry drivers are facing significant delays at the Polish border due to ongoing blockades conducted by Polish truckers. The blockades have resulted in queues stretching for many kilometers, affecting trade and movement across the border, especially at Medyka.",
  "event_time_utc": "2023-12-05T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Article headline and lead mention Ukrainian lorry drivers blocked by Polish border protests.",
    "Photos and description of vehicle queues and 'PROTEST' signs at the border.",
    "Statements describing multi-week blockade, kilometers-long queues, and specific locations affected."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "There is a sense of betrayal among some at the Medyka border crossing, where the queues are said to stretch 70km.",
    "Thousands of Ukrainian trucks are stuck at crossings including Medyka and Dorohusk after protests by Polish truckers.",
    "Polish hauliers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine for several weeks, complaining about what they claim are unfair conditions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.",
    "The result has been misery and frustration on both sides of the border."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/05/ukrainian-lorry-drivers-facing-polish-blockades-medyka"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Article headline and lead mention Ukrainian lorry drivers blocked by Polish border protests.",
            "Photos and description of vehicle queues and 'PROTEST' signs at the border.",
            "Statements describing multi-week blockade, kilometers-long queues, and specific locations affected."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "PL-UA",
  "headline": "‘They don’t want us’: the Ukrainian lorry drivers facing Polish blockades",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Medyka border crossing, Poland-Ukraine border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_66_1763914966_86374558.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "????Truck Blockade into Ukraine Continues",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/05/ukrainian-lorry-drivers-facing-polish-blockades-medyka"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Polish truckers are blockading key border crossings with Ukraine, causing severe delays for Ukrainian lorry drivers.",
  "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/05/ukrainian-lorry-drivers-facing-polish-blockades-medyka"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "PL",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL-UA",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "Truck Blockade",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL;UA",
  "Date": "5-Dec-23",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/05/ukrainian-lorry-drivers-facing-polish-blockades-medyka ",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "PL-UA",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "????Truck Blockade into Ukraine Continues",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "????Truck Blockade into Ukraine Continues. Status.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/05/ukrainian-lorry-drivers-facing-polish-blockades-medyka",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}