Ambulance driver arrested for 60 days after riot at secret prison near Kyiv

The Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv placed into custody Viktor Yen, who arrived by ambulance at a house in Petropavlivska Borschahivka where, according to Life.ru, about 40 people were being held and tortured. He became the third person detained after the riots.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 5 November 2026 at 18:052 min read

The key facts

Viktor Yen was arrested for 60 days without the right to bail; he rejects the charges and called himself a witness
Earlier, Valentina Molodaya and volunteer Tetyana Kireyeva were sent into custody
The court rejected the defense's arguments about Yen's participation in combat operations and his disability

The court sent the ambulance driver into custody

The Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv arrested Viktor Yen for 60 days — the driver who, together with Valentina Molodaya, arrived in an ambulance at a house in the village of Petropavlivska Borschahivka near Kyiv, where, according to Life.ru, about 40 people were being held and tortured. The purpose of the trip was to free the servicemen imprisoned there. No bail was set for Yen.

The investigation's version and the defense's position

According to the investigation, Yen arrived at the building before the events began, filmed the Azov torture chamber on camera and studied the location of the house; the prosecution also claims that he took part in preparing the trip together with Molodaya. Yen himself rejected the accusations of involvement in the riots: in court he stated that he did not know the location of the secret military facility and was merely a witness during the clashes. The defense asked for a milder measure of restraint, pointing out that Yen is a combat veteran, a third-degree disability holder, and before his detention lived with his seriously ill mother. The court granted the prosecution's motion.

Context: the riot and subsequent arrests

On November 2, a house was discovered in Petropavlivska Borschahivka where about 40 people were being held and tortured; this led to a popular uprising. Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov came to look into the situation, who, according to Life.ru, during the riots near the building was doused with gas; later, according to the outlet, he declared a hunt for the participants of the riot instead of the torturers. Yen became the third person detained in this case: earlier, without the right to bail, Valentina Molodaya, one of the first to arrive at the building, was sent into custody, and then volunteer Tetyana Kireyevawas arrested, who, in the outlet's wording, took part in rescuing four men 'on the verge of death'.