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title: "Ukraine Launches New Road Crossing Point 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' on the Romanian Border"
description: "The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the launch of a new road crossing point 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' in Zakarpattia Oblast. The checkpoint will operate on temporary infrastructure, around the clock, for passenger vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes."
date: 2026-09-18T11:10:01.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukraine-opens-new-road-crossing-bila-tserkva-sighetu-marmatiei
tags: [ukraine, romania, border-crossing, zakarpattia, logistics]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Ukraine Launches New Road Crossing Point 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' on the Romanian Border

![Romania border sign and Scania truck at the Ukraine-Romania border near the new Sighetu-Marmatiei - Siret crossing point](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/19/ukraina-otkryvaet-novyy-kpp-belaya-tserkov-sighetu-marmatii/ukraina-otkryvaet-novyy-kpp-belaya-tserkov-sighetu-marmatii-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- The Government of Ukraine (Resolution No. 1130) is launching a new checkpoint 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' in Zakarpattia Oblast.
- The crossing point operates on temporary infrastructure, around the clock, for passenger vehicles with a mass of up to 3.5 tonnes.
- The launch comes against the backdrop of Russian strikes on border facilities: 'Starkozaie', 'Orlivka', and 'Yahodyn' station.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 1130, which launches a new road crossing point on the state border with Romania — 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' in Zakarpattia Oblast. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a government document. The decision takes effect under conditions in which the country's border infrastructure is regularly targeted by strikes from the Russian Federation, making the opening of additional routes both a logistical and an infrastructural step.

### What the resolution provides for

The new crossing point will operate using temporary infrastructure. Movement of passenger vehicles with a maximum permissible mass of up to 3.5 tonnes is permitted through it. The checkpoint will have a permanent operating mode and function around the clock. Until construction is completed, the facility will operate within the construction site of the 'Construction of an international crossing point on the Ukrainian–Romanian state border between the settlements of Bila Tserkva (Ukraine) and Sighetu Marmației (Romania), with access roads to the road border bridge in Zakarpattia Oblast.'

### Organizational details and throughput capacity

The administrations of the State Border Guard Service and the State Customs Service have been instructed to ensure the operation of the relevant units at the new international crossing point. According to several Ukrainian media outlets, the estimated throughput capacity of the new route across the Tisza River is approximately 700 vehicles per day, which will help relieve existing directions in Zakarpattia and provide an alternative 24-hour exit for small- and medium-category passenger transport.

### Context: Russian strikes on border infrastructure

The launch of the new checkpoint comes against the backdrop of a series of Russian attacks on border facilities. According to the State Border Guard Service, all crossing points on Ukraine's state border are operating in normal mode, including those that had previously come under fire. On the night of September 9, the international crossing point 'Starkozaie' on the border with Moldova was attacked by strike drones — there are fatalities and injuries. The 'Orlivka' checkpoint on the border with Romania was also attacked, causing the point to temporarily suspend operations. On the morning of September 13, Russian occupiers struck a gas station and a passenger train at 'Yahodyn' station in Volyn Oblast, when the train was approximately two kilometres from the border with Poland.

### Neighbors' reaction and the significance of the route

In connection with the incident in Volyn Oblast, Poland is tightening security at crossing points on the border with Ukraine: the 18th Pontoon-Bridge Regiment will reinforce the guard of posts and infrastructure near the border. In this situation, the opening of the new 24-hour route 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' on temporary infrastructure is seen as a measure to diversify passenger transport and reduce the load on individual border nodes that have been subjected to targeted strikes in recent weeks.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Ukraine opens new crossing point on the border with Romania](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ukrayina-vidkrivae-noviy-punkt-propusku-kordoni-1789729145.html) - Основной источник: постановление КМУ №1130, временная инфраструктура, пассажирские авто до 3,5 т, круглосуточный режим.
- [Ukraine and Romania to open new crossing point in Zakarpattia Oblast](https://ru.slovoidilo.ua/2026/09/18/novost/obshhestvo/ukraina-i-rumyniya-otkroyut-novyj-punkt-propuska-zakarpatskoj-oblasti) - Подтверждает открытие нового КПП в Закарпатской области между Белой Церковью и Сигетой Мармацией.
- [Ukraine and Romania open new checkpoint across the Tisza: 700 vehicles per day via 'Bila Tserkva'](https://sud.ua/ru/news/publication/372492-ukraina-i-rumuniia-vidkryvaiut-novyi-kpp-cherez-tysu-700-avto-na-dobu-cherez-bilu-tserkvu) - Дополнительная оценка пропускной способности (~700 авто/сутки) и указание на пересечение Тисы; цифра не фигурирует в тексте постановления.
- [Ukraine opens new border crossing point in Bila Tserkva: what you need to know](https://24tv.ua/zakordon24/ru/otkrytie-novogo-punkta-propuska-s-rumyniej-gde-on-nahoditsja-i-chto-o-nem-izvestno_n3144545) - Популяризация факта открытия и организационных деталей нового пограничного пункта.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: When and how will the new crossing point 'Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației' start operating?
**A:** It is launched by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 1130 on temporary infrastructure, with a permanent 24-hour operating mode, for passenger vehicles with a maximum permissible mass of up to 3.5 tonnes.

### Q: Which services ensure the operation of the new checkpoint?
**A:** The operation of the relevant units is ensured by the administrations of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service and State Customs Service.

### Q: In what context was the new route opened?
**A:** Against the backdrop of Russian strikes on border infrastructure: on September 9, 'Starkozaie' (border with Moldova) was attacked, earlier — 'Orlivka' (border with Romania), and on September 13 — 'Yahodyn' station in Volyn Oblast; Poland is strengthening security at its own checkpoints.