# Ukraine National Guard chief says servicemen were held in basement for going AWOL

https://mins.news/en/item/126042

- TASS, 2026-11-02 19:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2212109

> National Guard chief Alexander Pivnenko said four people taken by ambulance from a basement near Kyiv were servicemen detained for leaving their unit without authorization. He said the others were also National Guard personnel but did not specify their status or condition. Earlier reports said armed men held about 40 people there; residents clashed with guards before four sick people were allowed to leave for hospital.

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