"For boorish behavior, I, as the head of the center, reprimanded him," TASS quoted him as saying.

Mentkevich combined two positions in the center, one of which was the position of the acting head of the department.

According to Stilidi, he was relieved of this position a few days ago.

Earlier, Izvestia reported that pediatric oncologists accused the new leadership of the Blokhin center of bullying and threatened with their dismissal.

The Kremlin called on the Ministry of Health to understand the situation in the cancer center.