# West will turn blind eye to ‘secret prison’ near Kiev, Russian senator says

https://mins.news/en/item/132293

- TASS, 2026-11-06 12:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2213839

> Natalya Nikonorova said Western countries want to prolong the Russia-Ukraine conflict and will ignore a reported “secret prison” near Kiev as they do other alleged crimes by Ukraine’s government. Ukrainian media reported on November 2 that about 40 men were being held in a basement; it was later identified as a detention site for mobilized men and troops absent without leave. Those held were freed and taken to hospitals.

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