Passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border during the week of June 7-13, with the onset of summer, the end of the school year, and the start of the vacation season, increased by another 3% to 590,000, according to data from the State Border Service on Facebook.
According to the data, the outbound flow increased from 311,000 to 324,000, while the inbound flow increased from 262,000 to 266,000.
The number of vehicles that passed through checkpoints this week increased from 125,000 to 127,000, while the flow of vehicles carrying humanitarian cargo remained at 514.
During the week, the State Border Service reported an increase in passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border and the resulting queues.
“The heaviest traffic is observed at the end of the week and on weekends,” the agency said.
According to the State Border Service, at noon on Sunday, the longest queue of passenger cars at the Polish border was at the Ustyluh checkpoint, with 80 vehicles, while 15 cars were waiting to cross the border at Uzhgorod and Shehyni, and 10 at Krakivets.
At the border with Hungary, there were queues of 20-25 cars at all crossing points – Vylok, Luzhanka, Tisa, Dzvinove, and Kosino.
At the border with Slovakia, 40 cars were waiting to pass inspection at the Uzhgorod checkpoint, and 15 at Maly Berezny.
At the border with Romania, there was a queue of 50 cars at the main crossing point “Porubne.”
The total number of people crossing the border this year is higher than last year: during the same seven days last year, 306,000 people left Ukraine and 268,000 entered, and the flow of cars was also lower – 119,000.
Last year, a significant summer increase in passenger traffic began in the first week of June and lasted for five weeks in a row.
As reported, from May 10, 2022, the outflow of refugees from Ukraine, which began with the start of the war, was replaced by an influx that lasted until September 23, 2022, and amounted to 409,000 people. However, since the end of September, possibly influenced by news of mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referendums” in the occupied territories, followed by massive shelling of energy infrastructure, the number of people leaving exceeded the number of people entering. In total, from the end of September 2022 to the first anniversary of the full-scale war, it reached 223,000 people.
During the second year of the full-scale war, the number of border crossings to leave Ukraine, according to the State Border Service, exceeded the number of crossings to enter by 25,000, during the third year by 187,000, and since the beginning of the fourth year by 137,000.
As Deputy Minister of Economy Serhiy Sobolev noted in early March 2023, the return of every 100,000 Ukrainians home results in a 0.5% increase in GDP.
In its April inflation report, the National Bank again estimated the outflow from Ukraine in 2024 at 0.5 million (according to the State Border Service – 0.315 million). In absolute terms, this means an increase in the number of migrants remaining abroad to 6.8 million in 2024. The NBU also maintained its forecast for the outflow in 2025 at 0.2 million.
According to updated UNHCR data, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of May 31, 2025, was estimated at 5.059 million (as of April 17 – 6.358 million), and worldwide – at 5.620 million (6.918 million).
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data at the end of last year, there were 3.669 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border during the week from May 31 to June 6, with the onset of summer, the end of the school year, and the start of the vacation season, increased by 13.2% to 573,000, according to data from the State Border Service on Facebook.
According to the data, the outbound flow jumped from 253,000 to 311,000, while the inbound flow increased from 253,000 to 262,000.
The number of vehicles that passed through checkpoints this week did not increase significantly, from 124,000 to 125,000, and the flow of vehicles carrying humanitarian cargo even decreased slightly, from 524 to 514.
According to the agency, at noon on Sunday, there was only one queue of passenger cars at the Ustyluh checkpoint on the Polish border, with 30 vehicles, while four buses were waiting to cross the border at Shehyni.
At all other checkpoints, there were queues of 15 and 10 vehicles at the Vylok and Luzhanka checkpoints on the border with Hungary and 10 vehicles at the Uzhgorod and Maly Berezny checkpoints on the border with Slovakia.
The total number of people crossing the border this year is higher than last year: during the same seven days last year, 291,000 people left Ukraine and 251,000 entered, and the flow of cars was also lower – 118,000.
Last year, a significant summer increase in passenger traffic began in the first week of June and lasted for five weeks in a row.
As reported, from May 10, 2022, the outflow of refugees from Ukraine, which began with the start of the war, was replaced by an influx that lasted until September 23, 2022, and amounted to 409,000 people. However, since the end of September, possibly influenced by news of mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referendums” in the occupied territories, followed by massive shelling of energy infrastructure, the number of departures exceeded the number of arrivals. In total, from the end of September 2022 to the first anniversary of the full-scale war, it reached 223,000 people.
During the second year of the full-scale war, the number of border crossings to leave Ukraine, according to the State Border Service, exceeded the number of crossings to enter by 25,000, during the third year by 187,000, and since the beginning of the fourth year by 79,000.
As Deputy Minister of Economy Serhiy Sobolev noted in early March 2023, the return of every 100,000 Ukrainians home results in a 0.5% increase in GDP.
In its April inflation report, the National Bank again estimated the outflow from Ukraine in 2024 at 0.5 million (according to the State Border Service – 0.315 million). In absolute terms, this means an increase in the number of migrants remaining abroad in 2024 to 6.8 million. The NBU also maintained its forecast for outflow in 2025 at 0.2 million.
According to updated UNHCR data, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of April 17, 2025, was estimated at 6.358 million, and worldwide at 6.918 million, which is 15,000 fewer than on March 20.
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data at the end of last year, there were 3.669 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border during the week of May 24-30 increased by 1.4% to 506,000 with the approach of summer, according to data from the State Border Service on Facebook.
According to them, the outbound flow even decreased from 254,000 to 253,000, while the inbound flow increased from 245,000 to 253,000.
The number of vehicles that passed through checkpoints this week remained at around 124,000, and the flow of vehicles carrying humanitarian cargo also remained almost unchanged at 524.
At the same time, on Saturday, May 31, after the last bells of the school year, the State Border Service recorded an increase in the outbound flow to 47,000 people compared to 40,000 last Saturday.
According to the agency, on Sunday morning, there was a buildup of vehicles leaving Ukraine at the Ugriniv and Krakivets checkpoints on the Polish border, and at the Shehyni and Krakivets checkpoints, there was also a buildup of vehicles entering Ukraine.
To avoid traffic jams and save time, the State Border Service recommends choosing alternative checkpoints (PP): “Nizhankovychi,” “Smilnytsia,” “Hrushiv,” or “Rava-Ruska,” and reminds that due to large-scale repair work at the “Shehyni” checkpoint, traffic is temporarily complicated, leading to increased waiting times.
As of 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, there were also significant queues at the border with Slovakia at the Uzhhorod checkpoint – 25 cars, and at the border with Romania at the Porubne checkpoint – 30 cars.
As for the border with Hungary, 10 vehicles were waiting to cross at the Tisa, Kosino, Luzhanka, and Vylok checkpoints, and 5 at the Dzvinkove checkpoint.
The total number of people crossing the border this year is almost the same as last year: during the same seven days, 258,000 people left Ukraine and 243,000 entered, but the flow of cars was lower – 115,000.
Last year, a significant summer increase in passenger traffic began in the first week of June and lasted for five weeks in a row.
As reported, from May 10, 2022, the outflow of refugees from Ukraine, which began with the start of the war, was replaced by an influx that lasted until September 23, 2022, and amounted to 409,000 people. However, since the end of September, possibly influenced by news of mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referendums” in the occupied territories, followed by massive shelling of energy infrastructure, the number of people leaving exceeded the number of people entering. In total, from the end of September 2022 to the first anniversary of the full-scale war, it reached 223,000 people.
During the second year of the full-scale war, the number of border crossings to leave Ukraine, according to the State Border Service, exceeded the number of crossings to enter by 25,000, during the third year by 187,000, and since the beginning of the fourth year by 30,000.
As Deputy Minister of Economy Serhiy Sobolev noted in early March 2023, the return of every 100,000 Ukrainians home results in a 0.5% increase in GDP.
In its April inflation report, the National Bank again estimated the outflow from Ukraine in 2024 at 0.5 million (according to the State Border Service – 0.315 million). In absolute terms, this means an increase in the number of migrants remaining abroad to 6.8 million in 2024. The NBU also maintained its forecast for the outflow in 2025 at 0.2 million.
According to updated data from the UNHCR, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of April 17, 2025, was estimated at 6.358 million, and worldwide at 6.918 million, which is 15,000 fewer than on March 20.
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data at the end of last year, there were 3.669 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border from May 17 to 23 increased by 1.6% to 499,000 with the approach of summer, according to data from the State Border Service on Facebook.
According to the data, the outbound flow increased by 0.8% from 252,000 to 254,000, while the inbound flow increased by 2.5% from 239,000 to 245,000.
The number of vehicles that passed through checkpoints this week increased from 123,000 to 125,000, while the flow of vehicles with humanitarian cargo decreased slightly, from 526 to 517.
According to the State Border Service, as of 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, there were queues at the border crossing points (BCPs) “Ustyluh” (25 vehicles), “Krakivets” and “Shehyni” (10 vehicles each) on the border with Poland. As for other sections of the border, there were 10 cars at the Tisa checkpoint on the border with Hungary and 5 at the Uzhhorod checkpoint on the border with Slovakia, while there were no queues at other checkpoints.
The total number of people crossing the border this year is almost the same as last year: during the same seven days, 254,000 people left Ukraine and 239,000 entered, but the flow of cars was lower – 115,000.
At the same time, last year, the summer increase in passenger traffic began in the last week of May and lasted for six weeks in a row.
As reported, from May 10, 2022, the outflow of refugees from Ukraine, which began with the start of the war, was replaced by an influx that lasted until September 23, 2022, and amounted to 409,000 people. However, since the end of September, possibly influenced by news of mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referendums” in the occupied territories, followed by massive shelling of energy infrastructure, the number of those leaving exceeded the number of those entering. In total, from the end of September 2022 to the first anniversary of the full-scale war, it reached 223,000 people.
During the second year of the full-scale war, the number of border crossings to leave Ukraine, according to the State Border Service, exceeded the number of crossings to enter by 25,000, during the third year by 187,000, and since the beginning of the fourth year by 30,000.
As Deputy Minister of Economy Serhiy Sobolev noted in early March 2023, the return of every 100,000 Ukrainians home results in a 0.5% increase in GDP.
In its April inflation report, the National Bank again estimated the outflow from Ukraine in 2024 at 0.5 million (according to the State Border Service – 0.315 million). In absolute terms, this means an increase in the number of migrants remaining abroad to 6.8 million in 2024. The NBU also maintained its forecast for the outflow in 2025 at 0.2 million.
According to updated data from the UNHCR, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of April 17, 2025, was estimated at 6.358 million, and 6.918 million worldwide, which is 15,000 fewer than on March 20.
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data at the end of last year, there were 3.669 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Passenger traffic across Ukraine’s border in the week from May 10 to 16 decreased by another 4.3% to 491,000, according to data from the State Border Service on Facebook.
According to the data, the outbound flow decreased by 9.7%, from 279,000 to 252,000, while the inbound flow increased by 2.1%, from 234,000 to 239,000.
The number of vehicles that passed through checkpoints this week decreased from 124,000 to 123,000, while the flow of vehicles with humanitarian cargo, on the contrary, increased from 498 to 526.
According to the State Border Service, as of 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, there were queues at the border crossing points (BCPs) “Ustyluh” (35 vehicles), “Krakivets” and “Shehyni” (20 vehicles each) on the border with Poland.
As for other sections of the border, an unexpectedly long queue formed at the border with Romania at the Porubne checkpoint, where the second round of presidential elections is taking place today, with 60 cars, while there were no traffic jams at other checkpoints.
The total number of people crossing the border this year is lower than last year, when Easter for Orthodox and Greek Catholics fell on May 5: at that time, 309,000 people left Ukraine and 239,000 entered the country in seven days, with 135,000 cars crossing the border.
As reported, from May 10, 2022, the outflow of refugees from Ukraine, which began with the start of the war, was replaced by an influx that lasted until September 23, 2022, and amounted to 409,000 people. However, since the end of September, possibly influenced by news of mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referendums” in the occupied territories, followed by massive shelling of energy infrastructure, the number of people leaving exceeded the number of people entering. In total, from the end of September 2022 to the first anniversary of the full-scale war, it reached 223,000 people.
During the second year of the full-scale war, the number of border crossings to leave Ukraine, according to the State Border Service, exceeded the number of crossings to enter by 25,000, during the third year by 187,000, and since the beginning of the fourth year by 21,000.
As Deputy Minister of Economy Serhiy Sobolev noted in early March 2023, the return of every 100,000 Ukrainians home results in a 0.5% increase in GDP.
In its April inflation report, the National Bank again estimated the outflow from Ukraine in 2024 at 0.5 million (according to the State Border Service – 0.315 million). In absolute terms, this means an increase in the number of migrants remaining abroad to 6.8 million in 2024. The NBU also maintained its forecast for the outflow in 2025 at 0.2 million.
According to updated data from the UNHCR, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of April 17, 2025, was estimated at 6.358 million, and 6.918 million worldwide, which is 15,000 fewer than on March 20.
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data at the end of last year, there were 3.669 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border in the fifth week of spring, from March 29 to April 4, with the end of school holidays, increased by 11.4% – from 237 thousand to 264 thousand, according to the State Border Guard Service’s Facebook page.
According to the data, the flow of people leaving the country decreased by 11.8% – from 254 thousand to 237 thousand.
Thus, the net inflow to Ukraine for this week amounted to 40 thousand and completely covered the net outflow for the previous two weeks, which amounted to 33 thousand.
The number of vehicles that crossed the checkpoints this week decreased from 124 thousand to 122 thousand, while the flow of vehicles with humanitarian cargo increased from 546 to 625.
According to the State Border Guard Service, as of 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, there were no queues at all checkpoints on Ukraine’s western border.
The total number of people crossing the border this week in 2025 is slightly higher than last year’s: 232 thousand people left and 252 thousand entered Ukraine in the same seven days, with a traffic flow of 117 thousand. Last year, in the fifth week of spring, passenger traffic fell by 10.0%, and the following week it fell by another 2.5%.
As reported, on May 10, 2022, the outflow of refugees from Ukraine, which began with the outbreak of war, was replaced by an influx that lasted until September 23, 2022 and amounted to 409 thousand people. However, since the end of September, possibly under the influence of news about mobilization in Russia and “pseudo-referendums” in the occupied territories, and then massive shelling of energy infrastructure, the number of people leaving has been exceeding the number of people entering. In total, from the end of September 2022 to the first anniversary of the full-scale war, it reached 223 thousand people.
In the second year of the full-scale war, the number of border crossings to leave Ukraine, according to the State Border Guard Service, exceeded the number of crossings to enter by 25 thousand, while in the third year – by 187 thousand, and since the beginning of the fourth year – by another 19 thousand.
As Deputy Economy Minister Serhiy Sobolev noted in early March 2023, the return of every 100,000 Ukrainians home results in a 0.5% increase in GDP.
In its January inflation report, the National Bank estimated the outflow from Ukraine in 2024 at 0.5 million (0.315 million according to the State Border Guard Service). In absolute terms, the number of migrants staying abroad will increase to 6.8 million in 2024. The NBU also maintained its outflow forecast for 2025 at 0.2 million.
According to updated data from the UNHCR, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe as of March 20, 2025, was estimated at 6.373 million, and 6.933 million worldwide, which is 26 thousand more than as of February 19.
In Ukraine itself, according to the latest UN data, 3.665 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), including approximately 160 thousand people, were displaced from the frontline areas in the east and south between May and October 2024 due to the intensification of hostilities.
