Ukraine’s interior minister Ivan Vyhivskyi ordered an internal inquiry into conditions at a National Guard facility in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv, following a confrontation on November 2. Local residents had gathered outside the building as social-media allegations circulated that some 40 people were being held hostage.
Kyiv regional police said claims of mass unlawful detention and a death were false. Officers were called by a private ambulance crew, which said it had been prevented from reaching someone inside. Police and National Guard commanders arrived at the scene.
The specialized defense prosecutor’s office told UNN that a serviceman who had previously left his unit without authorization was staying at the facility. Prosecutors said he had been held there for about a month after his return and that they were reviewing the conditions and legal grounds for his stay. This account does not substantiate the claims about 40 hostages.
A medical worker who subsequently entered the building told UNN she had seen at least 25 people inside and that four needed medical care. She did not specify the nature or cause of their injuries. The National Guard’s initial statement that it had no reports of casualties predated her account.
Later that evening, the interior minister confirmed that an internal inquiry had begun. The National Guard’s First Azov Corps said four injured service members had been sent to hospital and that any alleged mistreatment would be investigated.