Budanov arrives at “unofficial prison” near Kyiv: “What is going on here”

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Presidential Office, arrived at the building of an unofficial prison that, according to local media, the National Guard set up in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka.

This is reported by local media, publishing corresponding video footage.

“I came here to figure out what the f@ck is going on here,” Budanov said.

According to him, 14 people were being held in the building. The head of the Presidential Office spoke with a minor who ended up in the basement of the unofficial prison in Borshchahivka. The teenager said he was only 14 years old.

Budanov stated that people were able to get into the building and conduct a superficial inspection there. According to him, more than ten people entered the building, asked questions and received answers. They are now trying to organize on site the departure of a bus with mobilized men who need medical assistance, in order to take them to a hospital.

One of those present asked Budanov why such facilities exist in Ukraine and why no one knows about their existence. The head of the Presidential Office replied that “there are many such buildings,” and that the issue of “why such buildings exist, what happens in them and why we have AWOL” would be dealt with tomorrow.

Budanov also suggested that people remove a police car that was obstructing movement.

“Guys, come over, let’s f@cking push the car,” the head of the Presidential Office said in Russian.

At the same time, Budanov urged the protesters near the unofficial prison to disperse. According to him, “there are no more hostages in the house.”

“Please, people, disperse slowly. There are no more hostages, who are you waiting for,” the head of the Presidential Office said.

Earlier, the commander of the National Guard, General Oleksandr Pivnenko, stated that the private house in Borshchahivka was used as a temporary accommodation point for National Guard servicemen. The Ukrainian President’s Commissioner for the Protection of Servicemen’s Rights, Olha Reshetylova, announced the appointment of an inspection of the unofficial prison in Borshchahivka. Also, before Budanov’s arrival, a scuffle with shooting broke out at the site.