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Clashes erupt outside National Guard site near Kyiv
On November 2 and 3, a crowd gathered outside a National Guard site near Kyiv after social media claims that about 40 people were being held in its basement.
The National Guard said the building in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka was a temporary deployment point, where newly mobilized men and servicemen who had left their units without permission were held.
Four servicemen were taken to hospital; the National Guard said they had been detained after leaving their unit, while some people at the scene accused guards of beatings.
The crowd threw objects and tried to stop a bus carrying servicemen, and gunshots were heard during the clashes.
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, went inside the building and later said the servicemen there needed hospital care.
A Ukrainian lawmaker said there were deaths and serious injuries, but that claim was not confirmed by the other account.
Authorities are investigating what happened, and the National Guard said anyone found responsible for illegal violence would face punishment.
Clashes broke out outside a National Guard site in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv, amid claims that people were being held and beaten inside.
The National Guard said the building was a temporary deployment point and that the four men taken to hospital were servicemen detained after leaving their unit.
People gathered outside demanded the release of those inside, threw objects and blocked a bus carrying servicemen.
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, visited the site and said the servicemen needed hospital treatment.
A Ukrainian lawmaker reported deaths and serious injuries, but the articles do not confirm fatalities.
- Who
- Local residents and demonstrators, National Guard servicemen, police and officials including Kyrylo Budanov.
- What
- Clashes erupted outside a building used by a National Guard unit amid allegations that people inside were being held and beaten.
- When
- The gathering began on November 2; events and official statements followed on November 3.
- Where
- Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Why
- People gathered after social media posts claimed armed people were holding about 40 people in the house; demonstrators demanded their release.
People gathered outside the building
National Guard and police
What was happening inside
People gathered outside the building
People at the scene alleged that servicemen were being held and beaten.
National Guard and police
The National Guard said the building was a temporary deployment point and that servicemen were being held there.
Treatment of those inside
People gathered outside the building
Some people said detainees had been beaten, and journalists saw men with signs of beating.
National Guard and police
The National Guard said the 18 servicemen remaining inside were “all fine”; men inside told journalists they had not been beaten.
Several dozen people gathered outside the house after social media posts claimed people were being held in its basement.
Police arrived, and four men were taken from the house to medical personnel.
Budanov visited the site as the crowd continued to demand the release of those inside.
Budanov said the servicemen needed hospital treatment; a crowd blocked a National Guard bus, and gunshots were heard.
Budanov described the events as unacceptable and said law enforcement agencies were investigating.
- Location
- Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv
- People reported in house
- About 40, according to social media posts
- Men taken for medical care
- 4
- Servicemen said to remain inside
- 18, according to National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko
- People Budanov said were in house
- 14, including a 14-year-old boy
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What people are saying
unacceptable for the state and damage Ukrainian unity, especially in the face of the Russian threat.
if it is established that illegal violent acts took place at the military base, those responsible will face fair punishment.
[Vladimir] Zelensky’s dispatched ‘fighters’ beat people and opened fire on them. There are fatalities and people who have been seriously injured.
Posts on X
When I got there, about 100 people were outside, yelling at the policemen and National Guardsmen guarding the house. Mostly younger men, some women and teens, and two workers of this "private ambulance" and their vehicle.