"Write in Russian" 10-year-old Ukrainian boy thrown under a bridge... Suspected Russian man

40s Male Claims "Ukraine Started the War"

A man presumed to be of Russian nationality threw a 10-year-old boy of Ukrainian nationality off a bridge for "speaking Ukrainian."

According to the British daily The Telegraph on the 3rd (local time), at around 6:40 p.m. on the 26th of last month in Einbeck, Lower Saxony, Germany, children were gathered on a bridge, conversing in Ukrainian.

A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of the destroyed Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson, southern Ukraine. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article.
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At that time, a man estimated to be in his early 40s approached them and said, "You must speak Russian," claiming "Ukraine started the war first."

He then pulled a girl's hair and grabbed a 10-year-old boy from the same group, throwing him off the bridge, which was 5 meters high.

The man threw a glass bottle at the boy who had fallen from the bridge, hitting his shoulder, and fled the scene. The boy sustained minor injuries to his head and left foot and has since been discharged from the hospital.

German police believe the man's crime has political motives and plan to charge him with attempted murder as soon as he is apprehended.

Meanwhile, since the Ukraine war, Germany has been actively accepting Ukrainian refugees and strengthening support measures. However, it has been reported that some Russians dissatisfied with this have provoked Ukrainian refugees. Currently, about 30,000 Russians live in Germany.

In fact, graffiti bearing the 'Z' symbol, which represents support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was found at a dormitory of a school where Ukrainian students reside in Frankfurt, sparking controversy. The 'Z' mark has become a symbol of propaganda supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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