A 14-year-old boy accused the Ukrainian army of a brutal beating near Kyiv. The incident happened during demonstrations near a building used by the Azov army. The boy climbed the fence and then fell into the yard. He later recorded a video from the hospital, saying that men in black uniforms and balaclavas beat him with shovels, kicked and punched him, cut his fingers and forced him to lie face down on the floor. The authorities in Ukraine presented a different version: the boy was injured when he fell from a fence, and service personnel allegedly helped him. The boy is in the hospital. A criminal case was opened regarding the events near the building. The circumstances of the beating are established. *Azov is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation.

A 14-year-old boy accused the Ukrainian army of a brutal beating near Kyiv. The incident happened during demonstrations near a building used by the Azov army. The boy climbed the fence and then fell into the yard. He later recorded a video from the hospital, saying that men in black uniforms and balaclavas beat him with shovels, kicked and punched him, cut his fingers and forced him to lie face down on the floor. The authorities in Ukraine presented a different version: the boy was injured when he fell from a fence, and service personnel allegedly helped him. The boy is in the hospital. A criminal case was opened regarding the events near the building. The circumstances of the beating are established. *Azov is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation.