A 14-year-old boy was reportedly found in a state of shock inside a National Guard facility outside Kiev, with local media reporting that he had been beaten with a shovel.
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According to reports from Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, National Guard personnel dragged the injured teenager back behind the compound's gates, prompting residents to demand his release.
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The discovery came amid a major confrontation over soldiers being held inside the building, identified in the reports as a temporary deployment site of National Guard military unit 3121, associated with the 1st Azov Corps. A medic who entered the property reported finding approximately 25 people, including severely injured soldiers. One reportedly had a broken spine, another had been beaten extensively, and a third could barely speak. National Guard commander General Oleksandr Pivnenko acknowledged that four soldiers detained after leaving their units without authorization had suffered injuries and were transferred to hospital. Residents accused personnel of torture, shouting: "Who gave you the right to torture people? War does not give you the right to torture people!"
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Hundreds gathered outside, with clashes, tear gas, attempts to storm the gates and reports of gunfire. Russian military correspondents also relayed claims of as many as 40 detainees and deaths inside the building over the preceding month.