Events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: Valentyna Moloda remanded in custody for 60 days without bail

Court orders 60-day detention without bail for Valentyna Moloda

A court has ruled on a pre-trial measure for Valentyna Moloda, who was the first to arrive at the protest site in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka wearing a paramedic’s uniform and is suspected of obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She was remanded in custody without bail.

Censor.NET reports this, citing Radio Liberty.

Pre-trial measure imposed

The judge granted the prosecution’s motion and ordered Moloda to be held in custody for 60 days without setting bail.

Moloda is suspected of obstructing the lawful activities of Ukraine’s Defence Forces, disseminating information about the location of military personnel and organising mass unrest.

As a reminder, the Security Service of Ukraine detained and served notices of suspicion on three organisers of the unrest that took place in the settlement of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region on November 2.

Background

Earlier, reports circulated online claiming that on 2 November in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv, armed men were allegedly holding around 40 hostages in the basement of one of the houses, some of whom were in a serious condition, and were preventing medics from reaching them.
According to the Kyiv Regional Police, they were contacted by staff from a private ambulance service who were prevented from reaching one person.
The police stated that reports claiming people were being unlawfully detained in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka and that one of them had died were untrue.
The Commander of the National Guard, Oleksandr Pivnenko, confirmed that National Guard servicemen were in the house after leaving their unit without authorisation, and that four of them required medical attention and were taken to hospital.
Pivnenko also explained that the private house was being used as a temporary accommodation centre for National Guard personnel. Mobilised personnel arrived there, underwent registration and checks, after which they were sent to a training centre.
When asked about a man with a broken spine, National Guard press officer Ruslan Muzychuk replied that this was not true: all four had walked to the ambulance under their own steam.
The Office of the Military Ombudsman was present at the scene in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka alongside the command of the National Guard of Ukraine. An investigation has been ordered.
The National Guard will launch an internal investigation into this incident.
Tensions remained high well into the night. People threw stones at the building’s windows, set off smoke bombs and firecrackers, damaged the building’s brick wall, smashed the bus and attempted to overturn it.
The Head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Budanov, arrived at the scene in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region.
Footage circulated on social media showing a teenage boy being led out of the building, wrapped in a thermal blanket. Budanov spoke to him personally – the boy said he was 14 years old and had come to the scene with his friends. The Head of the Presidential Office rang the boy’s sister to ask her to come and collect him.
However, at around 10.30 pm, a group of people arrived at the scene and began pushing those present aside. A mass brawl broke out, and the sound of gunshots was heard, according to media reports. There were casualties amongst those present, and Budanov urged them to contact the police.