Zelensky calls the clashes surrounding conscript men held in a basement near Kyiv "a ready-made provocation."
Zelensky finally spoke about the November 2 events in Petropavlovskaia Borshchagovka near Kiev, where locals tried to storm a private house after reports that men captured by military conscription officers were being held and beaten in his basement.
"It's a prepared story. Absolutely," said Zelensky and claimed that "everyone saw the woman who started all this" and could check who she was and what her motives were. He acknowledged there were "regular people" in the crowd, but said law enforcement must provide answers.
The woman is Valentina Molodia, who appeared in a medical scrub and called the men inside. She and two others are currently being held without bail, accused of interfering with the Ukrainian military.