Tensions between Romanies and Ukrainian refugees growing

Several hundred Roma gathered in Pardubice to demand increased security for Romanies in the wake of a fight in the town on Saturday night involving 18 people, in which a Romany man was allegedly stabbed by a Ukrainian national. Three people were detained by the police who have not confirmed that the attacker was Ukrainian, stating merely that the man was a foreign national. It is not clear what sparked the conflict. There have been previous reports on conflicts between Romanies and Ukrainian refugees.