In occupied Mariupol, insulin was issued only with a Russian passport – the city council

In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, the occupiers began to issue insulin to diabetes patients only if they had a passport of a Russian citizen. This was announced in the Mariupol City Council. The city council published a video where a local resident, who came to Mariupol Hospital No. 1, talks about an “innovation” for insulin-dependent patients: to get the drug, you need to have a Russian passport. Read also: Medical collapse in Mariupol: the mayor’s adviser spoke about the catastrophic situation with medicines “Without a passport, it is impossible to get help, vital treatment, get a job, move freely. People have to choose – either get a document and have at least some rights, or die”, – said the mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko. We previously reported that the situation with diabetes patients in Mariupol, temporarily occupied by the Russians, is critical. Read also: “Crutches were my weapon”: the story of a woman who saw the battles and the occupation of Mariupol from a hospital ward



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