Clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: "Ambulance driver" Yena was taken into custody for 60 days

Events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: A preventive measure is being chosen for Yena

The Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv is determining a preventive measure for Viktor Yena, another individual implicated in the clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka.

This was reported by Censor.NET.

Details

The prosecutor stated that Viktor Yena is suspected of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations during a state of emergency, as part of a premeditated conspiracy by a group of individuals.

According to the investigation, the suspect, Kireieva, was aware of the location of the National Guard unit and recruited Moloda and Yena to carry out her plan. She gave the address to a woman, and Yena later arrived there and filmed the scene.

Afterward, the suspects prepared medical uniforms and a vehicle bearing "ambulance" markings, and on November 2, around 10 a.m., they arrived at the National Guard unit.

The goal was to disrupt the unit’s operations and assist the servicemen in deserting their military unit.

The prosecution is requesting that he be held in custody without the possibility of bail.

Defense’s position

The suspect’s attorney requests that the motion for a pretrial restraint be denied.

The attorney also states that Yena is a combat veteran and a person with a Group III disability.

Viktor Yena exercised his right to remain silent during the hearing.

What was the court's decision?

The investigating judge announced that Yena had been remanded in custody for 60 days without setting bail.

Previously, preventive measures had been imposed on the other two defendants—Valentyna Moloda and Tetiana Kireieva.

As a reminder, the Security Service detained and charged three organizers of the riots that took place in the village 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.