# Secret prison scandal unlikely to change power in Ukraine, Kherson governor says

https://mins.news/en/item/133707

- TASS, 2026-11-07 12:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2214243

> Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo said the scandal over a secret National Guard prison near Kyiv was unlikely to spark protests or change Ukraine’s government. He said dissent is suppressed but society has not reached a “critical revolutionary situation.” Ukrainian media reported about 40 people were held in a private house basement; the National Guard later called it a temporary deployment site and acknowledged mobilized men were also held there.

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