Investigation launched into confrontation at National Guard post in Kyiv Oblast

A confrontation occurred on November 2 near a private house in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in Kyiv Oblast. Protest participants claimed that Ukrainian military personnel were being illegally detained and tortured in the house. According to reports, about 40 people were in the building, including mobilized individuals and those who had left their military units without authorization. 1TV+4

Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko stated that the building in question is a temporary deployment point for the 1st Azov Brigade. According to him, there were 18 military personnel in the house, and four of them, who required medical assistance, were taken to a hospital. Police and the National Guard denied reports of illegal detention and deaths of citizens. 1TV+3

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov and the National Guard commander arrived at the scene. According to Budanov, when they entered the house, they found no one there, and the events that took place did not look like a spontaneous protest and were planned. During the confrontation, police and National Guard vehicles were damaged, and law enforcement officers used tear gas. Imedi+3

The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine has launched an investigation to determine the legality of housing military personnel in the building and to verify information regarding possible coercion. According to the State Bureau of Investigation, conflicting versions are circulating, some of which are not supported by evidence. Publika+1