Beaten and bitten: a brutal attack on medical workers occurred in Nizhny Novgorod.

      On May 19, 2026, at 10:09, Incidents: Employees of the Ambulance Station in Nizhny Novgorod were attacked by patients during a home call. This was reported by the State Labor Inspectorate in the Nizhny Novgorod region. According to preliminary data, around three o'clock in the morning on May 17, an ambulance crew arrived at a call on Sergei Yesenin Street. While working at the scene, a female patient attacked a paramedic and hit him in the face with her head. At the same time, a person bit the institution's paramedic. All circumstances of the incident are currently being established, as well as the reasons and events that preceded the group accident. This is far from the first case of an attack on medical personnel in the Nizhny Novgorod region. For instance, in February in Pavlov, a patient with a heart attack attacked medics in the intensive care unit. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has channels on Telegram and MAX. Subscribe to stay updated on major events, exclusive materials, and operational information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+.