Russians close 70% of hospitals in TOT of Zaporizhzhia region

This was stated by the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, on the air of the national telethon 'United News', Ukrinform reported.

"The enemy has closed about 70% of the institutions in the occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia region as they turned them into military hospitals. I do not know of any case when our doctors agree to work in enemy military hospitals. 

Many people need help today, and the number of hospitals is small. So, the enemy is trying to bring in doctors on a rotational basis. Access to medical care is complicated because you need to get a Russian passport, a so-called social insurance policy, and then health insurance, and only then will you be allowed to go to the hospital," the mayor explained.

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According to him, medicine collapsed when residents, including highly qualified doctors, were forced to leave the temporarily occupied territory.

Today, medical care is available in the occupied Crimea. However, due to high demand, hospitals lack capacity.

As reported, over the past day, January 21, the enemy struck 145 times at 21 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.