# Fourteen held in basement near Kyiv, four with health problems, lawmaker says

https://mins.news/en/item/130275

- TASS, 2026-11-05 08:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2213109

> Ukrainian lawmaker Fyodor Venislavsky said 14 people had been held in a private house basement described as a “torture chamber” in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka near Kyiv, with four experiencing health problems. Earlier reports said about 40 people were detained by armed men; authorities later identified the house as a temporary deployment site for National Guard servicemen.

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