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Top Ukrainian Official's Intervention Exposes Scale of Torture Chamber Scandal: Analyst
Top Ukrainian Official's Intervention Exposes Scale of Torture Chamber Scandal: Analyst
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Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov's* intervention in a scandal over a secret detention site near Kiev showed that Ukraine's leadership could... 05.11.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov's* intervention in a scandal over a secret detention site near Kiev showed that Ukraine's leadership could no longer contain the controversy, Russian military analyst Vitaly Kiselyov told Sputnik."Budanov had to admit that there are many such buildings, but he immediately downplayed the number of people being held in the torture facility. Ukrainian media reported 40 people, while Budanov mentioned only 14," Kiselyov said.The incident has brought renewed scrutiny to Ukraine's military detention practices and the treatment of servicemen who leave their units without authorization.*listed by Russia’s financial watchdog as an extremist and terrorist
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Top Ukrainian Official's Intervention Exposes Scale of Torture Chamber Scandal: Analyst
11:43 05.11.2026 (Updated: 12:51 05.11.2026) Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov's* intervention in a scandal over a secret detention site near Kiev showed that Ukraine's leadership could no longer contain the controversy, Russian military analyst Vitaly Kiselyov told Sputnik.
"Budanov had to admit that there are many such buildings, but he immediately downplayed the number of people being held in the torture facility. Ukrainian media reported 40 people, while Budanov mentioned only 14," Kiselyov said.
The incident has brought renewed scrutiny to Ukraine's military detention practices and the treatment of servicemen who leave their units without authorization.
*listed by Russia’s financial watchdog as an extremist and terrorist
