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On April 9, protesters beat up pro-Russian lawmaker Oleh Tsaryov in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv.

A Party of Regions member and presidential candidate, Tsaryov arrived at the local hospital to visit
several pro-Russian separatists who were injured during scuffles with
pro-Ukrainian activists on the night of April 8. However, he could not enter the
building because local supporters of the EuroMaidan Revolution, which ousted Viktor Yanukovych as president, blocked his path.

People chanted “Shame!” and “Get
out of Mykolaiv!” to Tsaryov. Oleksandr Yantsen, one of the pro-Ukraine
activists, started a quarrel with the lawmaker.

“Bitches like you brought the
separatists to the streets of Mykolaiv! Get out of Mykolaiv, you, Russian
fascist!” Yantsen yelled at the lawmaker.

The quarrel
escalated into a fight very quickly. Tsaryov was hit into his face several
times and struggled to fight back. His bodyguards and local police officers failed to prevent the fight. The lawmaker was bruised but didn’t get any serious injuries.

The crowd went on chanting “A suitcase – a railway station – Russia!”
suggesting that if Tsaryov liked Russia so much he’d better pack and leave for
Russia.

Other people that witnessed
the scuffle have not managed to keep their emotions to themselves and called Tsaryov
curse words.

“We speak Russian here, so whom did you come to defend us from?” one of the protesters asked Tsaryov, referring to the Kremlin’s official excuse for occupying Crimea – to
defend the right of Russian-speaking locals. Tsaryov did not respond, but threatened that the protesters “will be ashamed” once the new people come to power. 

The conflict ended when Yuriy Bahryantsev, the spokesperson
of the Mykolaiv state regional healthcare department, asked the crowd to leave the territory of the hospital for the doctors to be
able to do their job.

After that, Tsaryov quickly left left the territory of the hospital as people kept  shouting “Remember Mykolaiv!”

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