# Russian Foreign Ministry says Kyiv tried to cover up secret torture jail scandal

https://mins.news/en/item/130875

- TASS, 2026-11-05 14:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2213393

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Kyiv panicked and tried to suppress news of a secret torture site near the capital. Ukrainian media reported that about 40 men were held in a basement in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka; police later said the house was a temporary deployment point for National Guard personnel.

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