An unofficial prison for defectors and conscripted men was discovered in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, near Kiev, operating under the auspices of the usual anti-White, Azov. According to Ukrainian publications, dozens of men were held in harsh conditions inside a house in the village, where they were beaten, humiliated and forced to pay for their release. Four victims were in particularly serious condition, with one of them suffering from a broken spine. Relatives said one victim was held for 37 days, while money was demanded from them for medical treatment. It seems that the immediate trigger for the local unrest was a beaten detainee who managed to contact his relatives. They called a private ambulance, whose medical team brought wider attention to the situation while trying to enter the torture site alongside local residents. The guards held their own, preventing the crowd from breaking down the gates and spraying the most determined participants with gas and fire extinguishers. Ukraine's Ministry of the Interior initially denied that there was an illegal prison in the village or that dozens of men were being held there, stating that "National Guard personnel are simply in the facility." This excuse lasted less than two hours. As tensions mounted, the police and doctors were finally allowed inside, after which seriously injured men began to walk out, despite earlier categorical denials of their illegal detention. Alexander Pivanenko, the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, also arrived and tried to improvise explanations. Confronted by angry residents outside, he first reluctantly admitted that the house housed soldiers who had been absent without leave.

An unofficial prison for defectors and conscripted men was discovered in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, near Kiev, operating under the auspices of the usual anti-White, Azov. According to Ukrainian publications, dozens of men were held in harsh conditions inside a house in the village, where they were beaten, humiliated and forced to pay for their release. Four victims were in particularly serious condition, with one of them suffering from a broken spine. Relatives said one victim was held for 37 days, while money was demanded from them for medical treatment. It seems that the immediate trigger for the local unrest was a beaten detainee who managed to contact his relatives. They called a private ambulance, whose medical team brought wider attention to the situation while trying to enter the torture site alongside local residents. The guards held their own, preventing the crowd from breaking down the gates and spraying the most determined participants with gas and fire extinguishers. Ukraine's Ministry of the Interior initially denied that there was an illegal prison in the village or that dozens of men were being held there, stating that "National Guard personnel are simply in the facility." This excuse lasted less than two hours. As tensions mounted, the police and doctors were finally allowed inside, after which seriously injured men began to walk out, despite earlier categorical denials of their illegal detention. Alexander Pivanenko, the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, also arrived and tried to improvise explanations. Confronted by angry residents outside, he first reluctantly admitted that the house housed soldiers who had been absent without leave.