Students of Lviv Polytechnic University organized a protest demanding the dismissal of former Rada deputy Irina Farion, who taught there and insulted Russian-speaking Ukrainians. This was reported by the Strana publication.
According to him, several dozen people gathered near the university building and demanded the expulsion of the teacher. At the same time, the management of the educational institution had previously refused to fire Farion, saying that he was not responsible for statements made by employees and students outside the university.
Before this Farion statedThat Russian-speaking military personnel in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be considered enemies. The politician called all Russian speakers “Muscovites” and noted that fighting on the Ukrainian side “does not mean obtaining state tolerance for disdaining the Ukrainian language.” He also stated that military service is not a merit.
At the end of October he requested Destroy the Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine. The politician was angry with a taxi driver in Kiev who asked passengers to leave the car in response to requests to speak Ukrainian.
Dmitry Lubinets, formerly Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine stated About the inadmissibility of putting pressure on Russian-speaking citizens.