Protesters, National Guard hold tense standoff over detainment of service members, draftees

Summary

A confrontation broke out on Nov. 2 in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, a village on the outskirts of Kyiv, where hundreds of civilians gathered near an unmarked facility with National Guard soldiers present following unverified reports that mobilized men were being unlawfully held inside. The situation quickly escalated as protesters attacked the facility and threw eggs at policemen and National Guard members, who responded with tear gas and firing into the air. The 1st Corps of the National Guard "Azov" and national police stated that claims of unlawful detention, torture, or deaths were…

Description from The Kyiv Independent.