Ambulance staff in Ivano-Frankivsk refused medical assistance to a man from Mariupol. This was reported on June 10 by the publication «Страна.иа «.

Footage posted on the Telegram channel of the media shows two ambulance staff standing over a man lying motionless on the street. One of the doctors completely insults the recumbent, calling him a «Muscovite».

«I came to Frankovsk, a Muscovite, so get up on your feet,» the woman says, adding that she is not going to pick him up.

According to local community reports cited by the publication, a man from Mariupol had an epilepsy attack on the street.

In December 2023, the Ukrainian parliament passed a bill on national minorities, which tightens restrictions on the use of the Russian language in the country. At the same time, it provides an opportunity for those national minorities whose languages are official in the European Union (EU).

On November 20, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said that there are no Russian national minorities in his country. Prior to that, on November 9, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishina made a similar statement. She also pointed out that there is no Russian national minority in the country, so the issue of ensuring their rights will not be discussed at the negotiations on joining the European Union.