Ukraine probes clashes at military recruitment dorm
Authorities say the unrest was fueled by false claims online and opened criminal cases as officials examined possible abuse and outside interference.
- On November 2, 2026, protesters gathered outside a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region, alleging that armed personnel were holding dozens of people in an illegal detention facility.
- National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko denied claims of a 'torture chamber,' stating the facility served as temporary accommodation for mobilized recruits and soldiers who had gone absent without leave.
- Presidential Office Head Kyrylo Budanov arrived at the scene, personally rescuing a 14-year-old boy found inside, and ordered an investigation into the facility's operations and alleged mistreatment.
- Authorities detained Valentyna Molodaya, a woman who posed as a medic to scout the facility, as Budanov asserted the unrest 'did not take place without influence' from external actors.
- The State Bureau of Investigation continues examining potential military misconduct, as officials warn that domestic unrest threatens national unity during Ukraine's full-scale conflict with Russia.
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On Monday, near Kiev, rumours of torture in a deserter detention centre run by the Ukrainian National Guard triggered a violent demonstration. Russian diplomacy and European far-right officials later released a picture of a teenager presented as a victim of the centre, who was in fact one of the demonstrators.
"Fake Ambulance" and 14-Year-Old Teenager: Who Caused a Scandal Around the Alleged Prison Under Kiev
Disturbing the secret prison scandal at Petropavlovska Borschvok: the detention of Valentina Young, a fae ambulance, and the official reaction of the Ukrainian authorities.
Compulsory military service in Ukraine has been marred by allegations of abuse and corruption, often amplified by Russian social networks and state media
War-torn Ukraine has seen several mobilization protests in recent years, but the one held on Monday in the Petropavlivska Borchagivka settlement on the outskirts of Kyiv was exceptional. It turned out that it was not spontaneous, but rather cleverly planned and initiated by Valentina Molodaya, the 49-year-old owner of the Molodaya Klinika aesthetic clinic.
News of so-called "torture chambers" in the suburbs of Kiev has created an unprecedented situation since the outbreak of the war. A lot of people have clashed with the police and with members of the National Guard, which is the most recent in a series of incidents that have highlighted Ukraine's difficulties in military recruitment and the morale of the troops, reports referl.
MichaelSavage.com – Protests Erupt Near Kyiv Over Alleged Azov Detention Site
In Ukraine, they discovered an army well where they tortured their own population. They rescued more than 40 tortured youths. Protests against the Zelensky regime broke out. https://t.co/oJURFrE6zU— The Chad Grabois (@ChadGrabois) November 2, 2026 A crowd of people closed with police and national guardsmen in a Kyiv suburb, the latest in a series of...
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