# Armed men hold about 40 people in basement near Kyiv, media report

https://mins.news/en/item/125778

- TASS, 2026-11-02 16:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2212043

> Ukraine’s UNIAN news agency reports that armed men are holding about 40 people in a basement in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv. Most are wounded and need medical care. The men, who described themselves as the building’s owners, reportedly refused to let an ambulance crew inside.

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