--- title: "National Guard Commander Confirms Detainees Held in Private Kyiv House: Four Sent to Hospital" description: "National Guard Commander Pivnenko confirmed the detention of guardsmen after going AWOL in a house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka; four were hospitalized, and allegations of cruelty will be investigated." date: 2026-11-02T18:31:19.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/pivnenko-guardsmen-held-private-house-kyiv tags: [national-guard-ukraine, desertion, kyiv, military-accountability, pivnenko] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # National Guard Commander Confirms Detainees Held in Private Kyiv House: Four Sent to Hospital ![Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko during a meeting](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/02/pivnenko-uderzhanie-natcgvardievcev-v-dome-petropavlovskaya-borshchagovka/pivnenko-uderzhanie-natcgvardievcev-v-dome-petropavlovskaya-borshchagovka-1.webp) ## Key Points - National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko confirmed that National Guard servicemen who had gone AWOL were held in a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. - Four detainees were sent to the hospital due to a need for medical assistance. - Local residents and eyewitnesses reported men being held in the basement and beaten; medics were initially barred from entering the property. - Pivnenko stated that mistreatment of the military is unacceptable and promised an investigation, the results of which will be published. In Kyiv, in the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka area, a scandal erupted around a private property where, according to local residents, men who had gone AWOL from military units were allegedly being held. Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko confirmed that National Guard servicemen, detained after abandoning their units, were inside the house, and that four of them were sent to a medical facility. The general's statement was relayed by Interfax-Ukraine and cited by RBC-Ukraine. ### Timeline of Events: From Ambulance Call to Evacuation with Injuries According to information that spread on November 2, local residents gathered near a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. According to them, men who had arbitrarily left military units were being held in the basement and treated cruelly, suffering beatings. An ambulance crew was called to the scene, but, according to eyewitnesses, medics were not allowed onto the property. Later, when doctors were finally admitted to the house, men with injuries were led out. At the time these reports circulated, there was no official confirmation of the beatings. ### Position of the National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko clarified the status of those held: according to him, these were National Guard servicemen who were caught after going AWOL and returned to their units. 'We sent four servicemen (to the hospital — Ed.) who needed medical assistance. These are servicemen who were after going AWOL, caught and returned to units. To be clear, these other servicemen are servicemen of the National Guard,' the general stated. ### Promise of Investigation Pivnenko emphasized that any mistreatment of Ukrainian military personnel is unacceptable. He assured that the National Guard will check the reports circulating online about cruel treatment of the guardsmen: according to him, an investigation will be conducted and its results made public. Thus, at the time of the commander's statement, the fact of violence remained a subject of verification rather than an established fact. ### Context of the Incident The situation became public after information about the possible detention of people in the basement of a private house spread among local residents and on social media, prompting appeals to emergency services and the involvement of medics. The official position of the National Guard command, voiced on November 2, confirmed the detainees' connection to the agency and recorded the hospitalization of four, but did not draw final conclusions regarding the conditions of their detention before the doctors arrived. ## Accounts differ ### Treatment of detained guardsmen - **Local residents and eyewitnesses:** Men who left military units without authorization were held in the basement of a private house and beaten; after medics were allowed in, they were led out with injuries, while doctors were initially barred from the premises. ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/budinku-petropavlivskiy-borshchagivtsi-utrimuvali-1793643839.html)) - **National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko:** National Guard servicemen were held after going AWOL, four were sent to the hospital; reports of cruel treatment will be checked as part of an investigation, and any mistreatment of the military is unacceptable. ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/budinku-petropavlivskiy-borshchagivtsi-utrimuvali-1793643839.html)) *Where they agree:* National Guard servicemen who went AWOL were detained, and four of them were hospitalized, as confirmed by the commander. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [В доме на Петропавловской Борщаговке удерживали нацгвардейцев после СЗЧ, - Пивненко](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/budinku-petropavlivskiy-borshchagivtsi-utrimuvali-1793643839.html) - The National Guard Commander confirmed the detention of servicemen after going AWOL and the hospitalization of four; mistreatment was called a subject of verification/investigation. Information about beatings came from local residents and eyewitnesses, with no official confirmation at the time of publication. ## FAQ ### Who confirmed that guardsmen were being held in the house? Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko, who stated that the detainees were National Guard servicemen who had gone AWOL. ### How many people were hospitalized? Four servicemen were sent to the hospital due to a need for medical assistance. ### Has the beating of the detainees been confirmed? At the time of the commander's statement, the fact of mistreatment was not established: Pivnenko stated that rumors about it will be checked as part of an investigation, the results of which will be made public.