Freight traffic has been suspended on the M-15 Odessa-Reni highway, Oleg Kipper, head of the Odessa Military Administration, said on Friday.
“Given the current situation in the region and in order to eliminate the consequences of enemy shelling in the Odessa region, the Odessa Regional Defense Council decided on December 19, 2025, to suspend freight traffic on the M-15 Odessa-Reni highway. We ask transport company owners and drivers to take the above information into account when planning freight transport routes,” the Telegram message said.
Earlier it was reported that on Thursday, traffic on the M-15 Odessa-Reni highway (to Bucharest) was temporarily blocked in the Odessa region, in the territory of the village of Mayaki. According to the local publication Dumskaya, the highway was blocked due to strikes by Russian drones. It was also reported that near the bridge near the village of Mayaki, a UAV hit a car, killing a woman and injuring three children.
The State Border Service reported restrictions on traffic to certain checkpoints across the state border with Moldova due to enemy air attacks. The Moldovan side reported the temporary closure of the Mayaki-Udobnoe-Palanka and Starokazachye-Tudora checkpoints.
On May 1, 2025, Hungary will introduce restrictions on the movement of freight transport throughout the country.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Hungary officially announces that, in connection with the public holiday declared by the Hungarian side, restrictions will be imposed on the movement of trucks and combined transport vehicles with a maximum permissible weight of over 7.5 tons on the territory of Hungary on Thursday, May 1, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
We recommend that you take this information into account when planning your trips and international transport.
Restrictions have been imposed on the movement of trucks in Kyiv, the press service of the Kyiv Patrol Police reports on its Telegram channel.
“Temporary traffic restrictions apply to heavy vehicles with a total weight of more than 24 tons, an axle load of more than 7 tons and apply to both entry to Kyiv and movement in the city. The duration of the restriction may vary depending on the temperature. So follow the latest information on our Telegram channel,” the statement said.
The police reminded that the main purpose of such measures is to preserve the road surface, which is destroyed due to the heavy traffic of heavy vehicles in hot weather.
