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More than 1,300 Lithuanian trucks previously detained in Belarus have returned home. This was stated on the air of “First Information Channel” by Uladzimir Arlouski, chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus. According to him, storage services have been paid for nearly 1,400 vehicles.
“In fact, 1,300 trucks have departed via the Belarusian-Lithuanian and Belarusian-Polish sections of the border, while another 100 are awaiting entry into Lithuania. Just over 500 still remain on our territory,” he said.
The head of the committee claims that the return of trucks is proceeding slowly due to the Lithuanian side.
“For example, the capacity of the Lithuanian checkpoint Medininkai (adjacent to the Belarusian Kamenny Loh) allows for the acceptance of up to 500 vehicles per day from Belarus. However, in recent years and currently, an average of only 70–80 trucks pass through, occasionally up to 140. As a result, queues at the border persist to this day, including among vehicles previously placed in special parking areas in Belarus,” he said.
Belarus has been holding trucks with Lithuanian registration since autumn 2025 in response to Lithuania’s border closure. The Belarusian authorities placed the vehicles in special paid parking areas and did not allow them to leave for several months. Belarus permitted the departure of trucks from March 23 following talks between Aliaksandr Lukashenka and U.S. presidential envoy John Coale. Carriers are allowed to retrieve their trucks after paying storage fees.