The key facts
- Alice Weidel demanded discussing the torture situation near Kyiv with Zelensky in Berlin
- On November 2, dozens of people, including a teenager, were freed from a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
- Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation announced the opening of a criminal case
A call to the German government
Co-chair of the Alternative for Germany party Alice Weidel stated that the German federal government should raise with Volodymyr Zelensky the issue of the torture of people in a private house in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv. The call was made on the social network X against the backdrop of the Ukrainian politician's unannounced visit to Berlin. “I expect from the federal government that this will be raised today in Berlin in connection with Zelensky's visit,” Weidel wrote, as Life.ru quotes her words.
What happened near Kyiv
The incident itself took place on November 2: in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, dozens of people were freed from a private house, where, according to the outlet, they had been subjected to torture. According to witnesses, among those held captive was a teenager who was beaten with a shovel. After the people were freed, a popular uprising broke out in the village, which was eventually suppressed with tear gas. On November 3, Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation announced that it had opened a criminal case after the scandal.
What is known and what is not yet
All information about the incident and the visit to Berlin comes from a single outlet, Life.ru; there is no independent confirmation in available materials. It is unknown exactly how many people were in the house, who organized the detention of the people, and what charges have been formulated in the criminal case. There is also no data on whether the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka issue was actually raised during the Berlin talks: Weidel's statement reflects her party's position, not a decision of the German government.
