A 49-year-old nurse arrived in an out-of-service ambulance wearing an unauthorized paramedic uniform, falsely alleging on a livestream that conscripted men were suffering severe abuse inside a local residence. The resulting gathering of around 500 people lobbed eggs and tomatoes at police, causing damage to patrol vehicles. While officials confirmed the house was actually used by the Azov Brigade to hold apprehended deserters, timestamps on the suspect's photographic evidence exposed the claims of imminent torture as fabricated.
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Ukraine's Chief of Staff confirmed the residence was an active facility operated by the N…: Ukraine's Chief of Staff confirmed the residence was an active facility operated by the National Guard's Azov Brigade.
Military officials acknowledged that apprehended military deserters were being held insid…: Military officials acknowledged that apprehended military deserters were being held inside the disputed residential property.
Brigade commander Denys Prokopenko condemned the staged viral protest as an act of sabota…: Brigade commander Denys Prokopenko condemned the staged viral protest as an act of sabotage designed to aid Russian narratives.
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A woman who claimed that men were being violently assaulted in a house for evading the draft has been arrested.
Petropavlivska-Borshchagivka, Ukraine – A woman wearing a crisp new paramedic’s uniform and impeccable makeup kneels on the ground in front of several police officers guarding the rusty gates of a two-storey house. She begs, yells and curses, claiming that four forcibly conscripted men are being held in the building in the tranquil suburb of Petropavlivska-Borshchagivka, outside the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
One of the men has already died, claims the woman, who was later identified as Valentyna Moloda, a 49-year-old nurse who once worked at a plastic surgery clinic and has never been authorised to practise as a paramedic.
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