162. Occupation of local hospital
Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
LOCATION: Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
DATE: March 1-August 1, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: The Witness, a nurse, worked at the city hospital in Snihurivka for almost six months under occupation by Russian forces. The Witness observed disruptions to hospital services through almost daily searches and interrogations conducted by Russian forces, who constantly pressured staff to collaborate. She managed to evacuate with her husband to Ukrainian-controlled territory despite being fired upon multiple times.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a female civilian in her mid-20s who worked as a nurse at the hospital.
VICTIMS
The Witness describes the obstruction of the hospital’s work, coercion attempts, and threats.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included members of the Russian military, members of the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic,” FSB officers, the occupier-appointed mayor of Snihurivka, and a group of unidentified soldiers in military uniforms.