Another young Ukrainian attacked in Germany
14 February 2024 14:45
Another attack on a young Ukrainian man took place near Dusseldorf in Germany, reports 
with reference to dpa.com.
The attack took place in the town of Mettmann, a few dozen kilometres from Düsseldorf. the 15-year-old Ukrainian teenager was in a catering establishment. There, a stranger accosted him with xenophobic shouts. He then hit the teenager on the head with an unknown object and fled the scene.
According to witnesses, the attacker was a tall, strong man of about two metres tall.
The Ukrainian was hospitalised with a rather serious injury, but his life is not in danger.
The day before, two Ukrainian basketball players of the ART Giants Düsseldorf youth team were attacked by eight people of Arab appearance in Düsseldorf. Volodymyr Yermakov, a 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player and member of the Ukrainian youth national team, died of stab wounds. His teammate Artem Kozachenko was taken to intensive care. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry later reported that German police had detained the attacker.
