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Officials deny torture claims as inquiry examines clashes near Kyiv

The report pairs an investigation into possible military abuses with officials' allegations that a woman impersonated a medic during the unrest.

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0:06Investigators are examining possible military abuses of authority following clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka.
3:32Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi rejects reports of torture and deaths and points to the investigation.
4:22The broadcast details officials' allegations that a detained woman impersonated a medic and incited the crowd.
6:10Footage revisits the November 2 unrest outside premises housing military personnel.
8:18National Guard officials say personnel were undergoing administrative processing before departure for training.
11:11Budanov promises to examine the situation alongside an organizing group formed from people at the scene.

Ukrainian officials deny that a building in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv was used for torture, while investigators examine possible abuses of authority by military personnel during clashes there.

Ukraine's Fakty ICTV (Факти ICTV) brings those two developments together in a report that also covers the detention of a woman officials accuse of posing as a medic. The criminal inquiry and the allegations against the woman are separate strands of the account, neither of which establishes how the confrontation began.

Reporting from the Ministry of Internal Affairs after a joint briefing, correspondent Khrystyna Chernovalova describes the official response. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi dismisses reports of torture and deaths at the premises as false and says the matter has been referred to the State Bureau of Investigation. The bureau investigates suspected crimes involving officials and law enforcement personnel.

The broadcast attributes the allegations about the detained woman to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's presidential office. He says she bought an ambulance and medical clothing three days before the incident and contacted news-oriented social media pages. The report alleges that she used the appearance of a medical responder to incite the crowd. These remain allegations presented by officials.

Footage then returns to the November 2 unrest: crowds gather outside the building, glass is shattered, and correspondent Anastasiia Tereshchuk reports amid tear gas and confrontations with security forces.

Inside the premises, National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko identifies the men present as members of his force undergoing administrative processing. Guard spokesman Ruslan Muzychuk says temporary facilities are used before personnel leave for training.

Budanov warns that neither civilians nor military personnel have the right to act unlawfully. He also raises the possibility of outside influence during wartime, without establishing it in the report. In the closing footage, he speaks directly with people outside the building and promises to examine the situation with an organizing group formed from those present.