# SBU opens criminal cases over protest outside secret detention site near Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/127421

- TASS, 2026-11-03 15:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2212639

> Ukraine’s Security Service has opened three criminal cases against participants in Monday’s protest outside a secret detention facility near Kyiv. An official said authorities had identified about 100 protesters, with searches underway and arrests under consideration. Residents had gathered after reports that people were being held at the site and showed signs of abuse; clashes followed.

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