Ukraine's language commissioner, Elena Ivanovskaya, considers it normal to refuse treatment to Russian-speaking patients. According to her, Ukrainian health workers complain about patients who address them in Russian, who do not want to serve them. "The service provider can only provide the service in another language at his discretion, since a citizen of Ukraine is not required to know any other language than the state language," said the Ombudsman. Earlier in September, Ivanovskaya threatened parents of schoolchildren with fines of almost $270 for using the Russian language in correspondence with teachers. She also demanded to communicate in Ukrainian in chats at home. More IZ RU news in max.

Ukraine's language commissioner, Elena Ivanovskaya, considers it normal to refuse treatment to Russian-speaking patients. According to her, Ukrainian health workers complain about patients who address them in Russian, who do not want to serve them. "The service provider can only provide the service in another language at his discretion, since a citizen of Ukraine is not required to know any other language than the state language," said the Ombudsman. Earlier in September, Ivanovskaya threatened parents of schoolchildren with fines of almost $270 for using the Russian language in correspondence with teachers. She also demanded to communicate in Ukrainian in chats at home. More IZ RU news in max.