# Ukraine National Guard chief explains purpose of house where men were held near Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/126090

- TASS, 2026-11-02 20:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2212117

> Ukrainian National Guard Commander Alexander Pivnenko acknowledged that a private house near Kyiv was being used to hold both servicemen who left their units without authorization and newly mobilized men. Earlier reports said about 40 people were held in its basement; clashes followed, and an ambulance crew later took four injured people to hospital.

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