Residents of an Udmurt village, whom the district head called "empty" people, defended their hospital.

The authorities agreed to keep the hospital in the village Nyurdor-Kotya: Previously, the building was to be given over to apartments for doctors, and a small first aid station would be built for residents.

"There will be no first aid post. The hospital will remain open. Thank you all! You may leave." reported Today, the local newspaper "Vavozhsky Kolkhoznik" cited a district deputy Roman Chekunov.

Village residents have been protesting the hospital's closure since last year, declaring that they don't need a first aid post built of plastic and resembling a "chicken coop" (the same kind of post is found in neighboring villages).

Two days ago the district head Sergey Zorin He accused rural activists in a "game for the public" and called them "empty shells." At the instigation of the Telegram channel "Udmurtia against corruption," which quoted The official's rather incoherent statements were reported by federal media.

“People are not empty shells, and it is necessary and possible to negotiate with them,” stressed editorial board of "Vavozhsky Kolkhoznik".

Details are not yet available.