Man assaults Ukrainian women in Czech Republic based on nationality

Novinky reported the information.

The outlet noted that the police are investigating the incident, which occurred on Sunday, August 13, in Plasy, a town in Plzeň-North district.

"We came with the children to ride a carousel. Then Lilia and I were sitting on the curb talking. A Skoda Octavia with a trailer approached us, and the man behind the wheel asked if we were from Ukraine. Then he drove away a few meters, left the car running and came back to us," the victim said.

According to her, the man first started swearing and then attacked them.

"First, I got punched in the face 3 times. Then he started pulling my hair to make me stand up. He immediately attacked Lilia," the victim Tetiana described the further development of events.

She seized the moment when the attacker turned his attention to her friend. She quickly ran to his car and pulled the key out of the ignition so that he could not drive away.

"I was about to call the police when two other men came up behind me and hit me in the back, causing me to drop the key on the ground. The first attacker picked it up, got into his car and drove away. Two young girls and a guy were already walking toward us and called the police and an ambulance because Lilia was lying on the ground, bleeding from her face," Tetiana continued.

The victim then handed over a photo of the vehicle with the license plate to the patrol officers at the scene and described the attacker in detail.

The second Ukrainian woman who was attacked does not remember much, "I remember three punches, and then nothing. I woke up only in the hospital." According to the medical report, she suffered an open fracture of the jaw, as well as a fracture of the cheekbone and nasal bones.

The injured Ukrainian women themselves, who fled to the Czech Republic with their children a few weeks after the start of Russian aggression, cannot explain the motive for the attack.

"We did not quarrel with anyone, we did not provoke anyone to do anything," they said. 

• The Ukrainian girl was forced to seek refuge in the Czech Republic because of the war, but faced bullying in her new home. Following the incident, Czech President Petr Pavel personally met with Ukrainian Polina.