It was 11:30 p.m. Sunday night when three fat men entered the Tentaciones bar in Torrevieja. They ordered some drinks but the owner told them it was about to close. They ignored it and insisted. Ruslan, who was waiting to clean up at the bar, repeated to them that it was closing time. Like this customers asked him where he was from: “I’m from Ukraine. Singing Ukraine”A phrase reminiscent of Allez la France or long live Spain, without offensive nuances.
From there they scare him and give him the first punch and jump on him. Ruslan gets a few insults and screams as he continues to be kicked and punched in the head even as he is half-conscious on the ground..
The medical part includes bruises and a broken nose. He couldn’t even get out of bed the next day, so he filed a complaint with the Civil Guard headquarters, which was investigating, by Wednesday afternoon. for now, Two of the attackers have been identified, Russian brothers with criminal records. and has been known to play in conflicting episodes in the region.
Meanwhile, at the door of the command center, many citizens showed their solidarity and support for Ruslan, 43, a resident of the town for 23 years. Ukrainians from the Heart to Heart Torrevieja association describe the events as “barbaric” and “terrible atrocities”.: “They didn’t kill him by a miracle.” They also state that they will provide legal advice and psychological support to the victim. They even hired a law firm that specializes in criminal matters to handle a potential hate crime case.
There is impotence, anxiety and restlessness among Ukrainian society: “We feared that something like this could happen and that the spark would fly as a result of the war conflict”, but they hope it will be an isolated incident that will not change the decades of peaceful coexistence in a municipality. from more than a hundred different nationalities.