Clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: Interior Ministry launches internal investigation into conditions for National Guard troops
Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said the building in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region was being used by servicemen from a National Guard unit. He ordered an internal investigation.
Vyhivskyi wrote this in a statement, Censor.NET reports.
Interior Ministry comment
According to him, he has been receiving regular reports throughout the day from the National Guard commander, the acting head of the National Police, and the command of the National Guard’s 1st Azov Corps.
National Guard Commander Major General Oleksandr Pivnenko and his deputies arrived at the scene to establish the circumstances.
"Earlier today, I ordered an internal investigation to be launched. All information will be checked as part of it, including the conditions for the servicemen," the minister stressed.
Relatives of the servicemen inside were given an opportunity to speak with them. Medics and several members of the public were also invited into the building. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Military Ombudsman are working at the scene, with the National Guard command providing full cooperation.
Vyhivskyi urged citizens to "refrain from spreading false information and committing unlawful acts".
Background
- Earlier, reports circulated online alleging that, on 2 November, armed people were holding around 40 hostages in the basement of a house in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv. Some were reportedly in a serious condition, and medical personnel were being denied access.
- According to Kyiv region police, they were contacted by staff from a private ambulance service who were being prevented from reaching one person.
- Police said that reports of people being held unlawfully in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka and of one of them having died were false.
- National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko confirmed that National Guard service members who had gone absent without leave were in the house, and that four of them required medical attention and were sent to hospital.
- Pivnenko also said that the private house was being used as temporary accommodation for National Guard service members. Mobilised personnel arrived there, underwent processing and checks, and were then sent to a training centre.
- The Office of the Military Ombudsman worked at the scene in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka alongside the National Guard of Ukraine’s command. An inquiry has been ordered.
- The National Guard will order an internal investigation into the incident.
- Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov arrived at the scene in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region.
