Reports of soldiers being kept in a basement near Kyiv caused a clash
In the village of Petropavlovskaya Borschagovka near Kyiv, clashes broke out between residents and the police following reports that military personnel were being forcibly detained in a private house. The police and the National Guard denied allegations of illegal detention and torture. An investigation into the incident has been launched.
Reports of soldiers being kept in a basement near Kyiv caused clashes
According to DW, the incident occurred on Monday, November 2. Local residents reported that several men might be held against their will in one of the private houses in the village. Following these reports, more than a hundred people gathered in front of the house.
Official agencies stated that servicemen from one of the units of the National Guard of Ukraine were stationed in this building. However, they deny the allegations that people were being held illegally.
Reports spread on social networks that mobilized individuals, as well as servicemen who had left their military units without authorization, were being kept in the house.
After this, the people who gathered in front of the building during the day demanded to check the conditions under which those inside were being held and to be allowed access to the premises.
According to Ukrainian media reports, clashes broke out between the crowd gathered in front of the house and the police. By evening, the situation escalated further.
Protest participants and relatives of the servicemen claimed that the people in the house were being held against their will and subjected to violence.
According to them, about 40 men might have been kept in the basement of the building. However, by the time the news was published, this information had not been confirmed by independent sources.
The police of the Kyiv region stated that the private house was the stationing location for servicemen of one of the National Guard units. Law enforcement agencies denied reports of illegal detention, beatings, and torture of people, as well as the report that one person had died.
The 1st Corps of "Azov" of the National Guard of Ukraine also issued a statement. It stated that unverified information was spreading on social networks about violence against servicemen at the temporary stationing point of military unit 3121.