63. Detainment of doctor
Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
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LOCATION: Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
DATE: April 29, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: The Witness, a doctor, lived in the town of Snihurivka, Mykolaiv Region, which became a frontline town during the first days of the war and was occupied on March 19, 2022. The Witness describes the hospital’s functions during the occupation and how the Russians detained him.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Snihurivka who worked as a doctor. He was voted to run the hospital he worked in when the occupation began.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included representatives of the FSB and Rosgvardia, the Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs and deputy of Bashtanka district council, the former mayor of Snihurivka, and a commandant. The Witness also noted a military presence, composed of Russians of different ethnicities and soldiers from the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic.”