Civilians left without access to medical care in occupied Makiivka - NRC
Residents of occupied Makiivka remain without medical assistance (Illustrative photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Another scandal is brewing in the temporarily occupied Makiivka, where civilians are being denied access to medical care, reports the National Resistance Center (NRC).
According to the information resource, local residents are unable to receive medical assistance at the Primary Health Care Center No. 1, which is one of the few facilities left to serve civilians. People often have to wait in line for several days to see a doctor at this clinic.
The reason for this is a shortage of doctors at the medical facility. Meanwhile, those who remain are either of advanced retirement age or lack the necessary medical qualifications. Others have been mobilized into the Russian army and transferred to military hospitals.
"Due to the labor shortage and the refusal of local medical staff to cooperate with the enemy in the temporarily occupied territories, the Kremlin is organizing rotations of doctors from various regions of Russia," the report states.
Recently, a group of doctors arrived from Yakutia. In addition to conducting medical examinations, their duties include working in the network of hospitals in the occupied territories.
Approximately a week and a half ago, the NRC reported that not only in Makiivka but also across the temporarily occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, local hospitals are refusing to serve the civilian population. This has been attributed to high casualties in the Russian army on the battlefield.
