On the evening of Wednesday, January 17, information appeared on social networks that in Voronezh, in the large Empire cafe on Lenin Square, there were members of the SVO who were undergoing treatment in the city. It was alleged that the fighters were refused service because they were in military uniform. As evidence, a video was attached from the cafe, which was taken by a volunteer accompanying the militants. Empire, for its part, denies that the military came to them at this time. According to the volunteer, the incident occurred around 15:30 on Wednesday, January 17. The manager invited civilians in tracksuits into the hall. “We said we had to be served by uniformed soldiers and we needed a table for six people.” The waiter said that they do not serve military personnel. Our children were not in the hall. We started calling them, the manager went to ask for advice on what to do, but a security guard named Roman came and said: “We won’t let you in in uniform.” Then he said that the hall was reserved. It was a lie. Since we had just left the hall: we had to reserve two tables in the huge hall. Question: for whom does the Empire restaurant work and serve? I was extremely ashamed of chewing gum and his manners, of the administration of the Empire, of our city! I was in real shock. But I tried to capture both the hall full of empty seats and the security guard. The cameras, of course, show and record conversations, and it is also clear that our defenders were waiting for us in the Spartak lobby. They are from another city. We got the wrong door. The cameras should show how we left,” said the volunteer. The large cafe “Empire” provided an official comment on the publication of video materials and comments on them, filmed in the cinema, on Wednesday, January 17. – The statement that “wounded soldiers in uniform were not allowed into the Big Empire Cafe… a company (six people, four of them soldiers, three in uniform)… this is a lie. NO MILITARY SERVANTS CAME TO US AT THIS TIME! This is evidenced by recordings from CCTV cameras outside and inside the building. Russian military personnel have visited, are visiting and will generally visit our institution. We consider the behavior of the woman who shot the video and left comments provocative and speculative. From the very first words after appearing in the lobby of the establishment, it was she who, being in an excited state, declared that we did not want to receive soldiers in uniform, and twice went up into the hall, claiming that guests in military uniform were waiting for her in the hall. Representatives, embarrassed by such a statement the establishments stated that they would consult with management, and a few minutes later they informed this woman of our readiness to receive the guests she named. Of course, this was not included in the released video. Thus, it turns out that we did not allow into the establishment those who did not come to us. If these guests had appeared, they would definitely have been received, the “Empire Grand Cafe” said. “Empire Grand Cafe” also promised to provide video from cameras to confirm their words. In June 2023, RIA Voronezh reported, as did a bar in the city center. do not allow a special operation participant into the institution under the pretext that the man is dressed in combat uniform. At the request of the prosecutor’s office of the Voronezh region, the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor organized an unscheduled inspection of the legal profession. An administrative case has been initiated against the establishment. Did you notice the error? Select it with the mouse and press Ctrl+Enter.
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