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Medic reportedly detained after soldiers found at house near Kyiv
On November 2, residents gathered outside a house near Kyiv in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, saying people inside were being held and beaten.
The claims concerned National Guard members and men who may have left their military units without permission, as well as newly mobilized men.
National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said the house was temporary housing for 18 service members before they went to a training centre, and denied that anyone had been tortured.
Four men were taken by ambulance to hospital; accounts said they needed medical care, but authorities did not confirm the extent of their injuries.
Former lawmaker Igor Mosiychuk said police detained a medic who raised the alarm during a livestream, but other accounts did not confirm her detention.
Police denied reports of unlawful detention or deaths, while details about what happened inside remained unclear.
Ukraine’s interior minister ordered an investigation to check the reports, including the conditions in which the soldiers were staying.
Residents gathered outside a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv on November 2, alleging people were being held and harmed inside.
The National Guard said the building was being used to house its service members, including newly mobilized personnel, and denied that anyone had been tortured.
Four people were taken from the house by ambulance for medical care, according to Ukrainian officials and media reports.
National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said 18 service members were in the building.
Ukraine’s Interior Minister ordered an internal investigation into reports about the military personnel’s detention and conditions.
- Who
- Local residents, National Guard service members and police were involved. Four people were taken to hospital.
- What
- Residents alleged people were being held and beaten in a house; the National Guard said it was housing its service members there and denied torture.
- When
- November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, a village near Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Why
- Residents said people were being held inside, including men who may have left military units without permission. The National Guard said the house was temporary housing for service members awaiting checks and transfer to a training center.
Local residents alleging people were being held and harmed
Ukrainian National Guard
Presence and conditions
Local residents alleging people were being held and harmed
Residents said people were being held inside and alleged they were being tortured or beaten.
Ukrainian National Guard
The National Guard said the building housed its service members and denied allegations of torture.
Who was inside
Local residents alleging people were being held and harmed
Residents said men who may have left military units without permission were being held there, and one woman said her son was inside.
Ukrainian National Guard
Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said the occupants were National Guard service members, including personnel returned to their units after leaving without permission.
Several dozen people gathered outside the house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka.
Police and medical personnel arrived after an ambulance crew reported it had been prevented from reaching a man inside the building.
Four people were taken from the house by ambulance for medical care.
National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said 18 service members were in the building and described it as temporary housing.
Ukraine’s Interior Minister ordered an internal investigation into reports about military personnel being held there and their conditions.
- Location
- Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region
- Date
- November 2, 2026
- People taken for medical care
- 4
- Service members in the building
- 18, according to National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko
- Alleged number held in the basement
- Around 40, according to reports cited by TASS and the Kyiv Independent
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What people are saying
We’ve sent four service members who need medical care to the hospital. These are service members who were caught and returned to their units after going absent without leave. To be clear, the other service members [in the house] are members of the National Guard,
We had a doctor on our livestream, the heroine of the day, who effectively rescued four sick people from this house, this torture chamber.