On the Ukrainian side, it is located near the town of Krakovets, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast.

As a result of the Soviet authorities crossing the border through Krakovets the city's population was evicted.

[3] From 1992 to 1996, the construction and practical opening of a new entry point on the western border of Ukraine was constantly hampered for various reasons.

Stepan Lukashik managed to convince the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma of the vital need for the construction of the facility, for the first time since 1996, "the wire curtain was cut" and the construction was completed, which was completed in record terms until the winter of 1997.

The opening of the new checkpoint was held on January 3, 1998, with the participation of Leonid Kuchma, Alexander Kwasniewski, Stepan Lukashik and Mieczysław Kasprzak.