The key facts
- Professor Paolo Becchi wrote on X that 'Zelensky's regime is falling apart,' commenting on a video showing the teenager being led out of a house near Kyiv
- The figures on the number of people held differ: a medic spoke of about 25 people, Budanov of 14
- The police denied that people were being unlawfully held; the National Guard reported an internal investigation
The professor's statement
Paolo Becchi, a professor at the University of Genoa, said that Volodymyr Zelensky's regime is falling apart as he commented on the scandal surrounding reports that people were being held in the basement of a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv. This was reported by Life.ru.
What is known about the house and the teenager
According to Life.ru, the outlet previously reported the discovery of the teenager on the property of the house. Citing TSN, the report quotes the boy himself as saying that he came there with friends; however, one of those present claimed that the teenager was thrown over the fence and beaten with a shovel. The police denied that people were being unlawfully held, and the National Guard command said an internal investigation had been launched.
Conflicting figures on the number of people held
The data on how many people were in the house differ. A medic who managed to get inside said there were about 25 people there; according to her, one of those held had, presumably, a broken spine, another had numerous signs of beatings, and a third was barely able to speak. Budanov, however, said that 14 people were being held in the basement and that they were freed thanks to a
