SBU finds no Russian trace in the riots near Kyiv and detains a third protest participant

In its official statement on the riots in Petropavlivska Borschahivka, the Security Service of Ukraine made no mention of Russian special services' involvement. According to the agency, the trigger was posts by the detained Valentyna Moloda about the Azov* military facility, while the Ukrainian outlet Strana linked the protests to an attempt to take a seriously ill man away from the facility's territory. Three people in total have been detained; they face up to eight years in prison.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 4 November 2026 at 23:232 min read

The key facts

The SBU's official statement made no mention of a Russian trace in the riots near Kyiv
Three people in total have been detained in the case, including Valentyna Moloda, who was arrested without the possibility of bail
The suspects are charged with obstructing the activities of military formations and disclosing information about their locations

What happened near Kyiv

In its official statement on the riots in Petropavlivska Borschahivka near Kyiv, the Security Service of Ukraine made no mention of any involvement by Russian special services — a point noted by Life.ru, citing the Ukrainian outlet Strana. According to the SBU, the trigger for the events was social media posts by the detained Valentyna Moloda: after information about the Azov* military facility was spread, dozens of people gathered near it and tried to break inside.

Versions of what sparked the protests

Strana, as quoted by Life.ru, linked the protests to an attempt to take a seriously ill man away from the military facility's territory. According to the SBU, Moloda posed as a medic and planned to pick the man up in an ambulance. The woman herself told the court that she is a surgeon and owns private clinics, and said that a woman had approached her asking for help with a relative who had recently undergone surgery.

Detentions and charges

The SBU reported the detention of two more protest participants near the facility in Petropavlivska Borschahivka: three people in total have been detained in the case, including Valentyna Moloda. The investigation accuses those involved of obstructing the activities of Ukrainian military formations and disseminating information about their locations; the suspects face up to eight years in prison. Moloda was arrested without the possibility of bail.