# Crowd gathers outside house near Kyiv where mobilized troops and AWOL soldiers were being held. Clashes erupt, shots are fired, and Zelensky’s chief of staff intervenes.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/crowd-gathers-outside-house-near-kyiv-where-mobilized-troops-and-awol-soldiers-were-being-held-clashes-erupt-shots-are-fired-and-zelenskys-chief-of-staff-intervenes/
- Published: 2026-11-03T14:58:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:08:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/11/03/crowd-gathers-outside-house-near-kyiv-where-mobilized-troops-and-awol-soldiers-were-being-held-clashes-erupt-shots-are-fired-and-zelensky-s-chief-of-staff-intervenes
- Topics: Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- A crowd challenged detentions at a National Guard facility near Kyiv.
- Four men were hospitalised; officials and witnesses gave differing accounts.
- Clashes escalated as Budanov called for an investigation.

## Summary

A crowd gathered outside a National Guard facility near Kyiv after claims spread that people were being illegally detained and beaten in its basement. The incident escalated into clashes, and presidential chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov intervened, saying the events damaged Ukrainian unity amid the Russian threat.

Police and National Guard officials said the house was a temporary deployment point where mobilised men and servicemen detained after leaving their units were held. Four men were taken for medical care, with journalists reporting that one had a broken spine; officials said 18 others remained inside. Budanov later said 14 people, including a 14-year-old boy, were there, and that the servicemen needed hospital treatment. The crowd blocked a bus, attempted to overturn it, and gunshots were heard; authorities said they were establishing what happened.

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