# Ukraine jails two women who claimed soldiers were being held in a basement near Kyiv

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ukraine-jails-two-women-who-claimed-soldiers-were-being-held-in-a-basement-near-kyiv/
- Published: 2026-11-05T16:29:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T21:55:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/05/ukraine-jails-two-women-who-claimed-soldiers-were-being-held-in-a-basement-near-kyiv
- Topics: Europe, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- Two women were detained over claims soldiers were held unlawfully near Kyiv.
- Several dozen people gathered after reports alleged about 40 people were in a basement.
- Police called the reports false; the National Guard said it used the house as a deployment point.

## Summary

A Kyiv court has placed Valentyna Moloda and Tetiana Kiriieva in pretrial detention after a confrontation near the capital over claims that soldiers were being held unlawfully. They face allegations including obstructing the armed forces, spreading information about soldiers’ location and organising mass unrest.

The claims prompted several dozen people to gather on 2 November outside a house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, where social media posts alleged about 40 people were being held and beaten in a basement. Police called the reports false, while the National Guard said it rents the house as a temporary deployment point. Prosecutors allege Kiriieva sought to blockade the unit and Moloda spread the claims on TikTok and Telegram; Ukraine’s chief of staff said Moloda had prepared an ambulance and medical uniform in advance.

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