Law enforcement detained 13 participants of riots near “Azov” facility outside Kyiv

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained 13 participants of protests and clashes near an “Azov” facility in Petropavlovska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region. The police refer to it as a temporary deployment point for a unit of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU).

This was reported by the SBU.

Among those detained is an 18-year-old native of the Zaporizhzhia region, who spent about four and a half years in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and moved to the Kyiv region a few months ago. According to the investigation, during the clashes he struck a patrol police car and a National Guard bus with a sledgehammer.

Law enforcement also detained a 22-year-old local resident and a 21-year-old construction worker from the Rivne region. They are suspected of blocking traffic, damaging an NGU bus, and calling for damage to special vehicles.

Separately, the SBU reported on a woman who, according to the investigation, organized provocations near the facility and used a fake surgeon’s identification. This refers to Valentyna Moloda, who previously claimed to own a private clinic and serve as its chief physician. According to case materials, the woman presented herself as an employee of a private medical clinic and incited people to clashes. However, a check showed that she had not received documents for higher medical, pharmaceutical, or postgraduate education. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine did not issue her a doctor’s certificate.

In total, the SBU notified seven detainees of suspicion. They are charged with obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations during a special period, as well as unauthorized dissemination of information about the movement or deployment of Ukrainian military personnel under martial law. Investigators from the National Police announced suspicions for another six individuals. Their actions were classified as hooliganism and resistance to law enforcement officers.

A pre-trial restraint in the form of detention has already been selected for seven suspects. Additionally, as part of the investigation, law enforcement conducted 14 searches. The maximum penalty under the incriminated articles provides for up to eight years in prison. The investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement is establishing all circumstances of the incident and other possible participants in the clashes. The comprehensive measures are being jointly carried out by the SBU and the National Police under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

Earlier, the State Bureau of Investigation reported an investigation into military personnel who held men in a house in Petropavlovska Borshchahivka. Four of them, as it turned out, needed medical assistance. However, nothing is yet known about the results of this investigation.