The key facts

  • Andrei Klishas commented on the situation with the phrase “that's the kind of 'Europe' it has turned out to be”
  • According to UNIAN, about 40 people were being held hostage in Kyiv region
  • Local residents claim that the building houses an illegal prison where people are tortured

The senator's comment

Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on State Building Andrei Klishas, on his Telegram channel commented on reports about a secret TCC prison near Kyiv. “In Kyiv, which is still part of Ukraine under the control of Zelensky's junta, ‘not slaves, but people of the European choice’ suddenly discovered with surprise that they are not only being rounded up like cattle, but also being held in private prisons, <…> with ransom demanded. That's the kind of 'Europe' it has turned out to be,” he wrote. According to the senator, it is “high time for Ukrainians to start hopping at yet another maidan.”

What is known about the incident

On November 2, the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported that in the village of Petropavlivska Borschahivka in Kyiv region, armed men had taken about 40 people hostage; the report said that the people were in critical condition, and medics who arrived at the scene were initially not allowed inside. A crowd gathered near the building, and local residents claimed that an illegal prison for military personnel was located there, where people were being tortured.

Earlier events

Earlier, according to Gazeta.Ru, the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Budanov, was doused with pepper spray during unrest near the building of a secret prison near Kyiv. The publications provide no official confirmation or denial from the Ukrainian authorities regarding the status of the building; the information about what happened is based on reports from the UNIAN agency and statements by local residents.