Vyhovskyy: National Guard found no guilty military personnel in Azov house case

Interior Minister Vyhovskyy informed the Verkhovna Rada during a session about the results of the internal investigation conducted by the National Guard. It concerned an incident related to the detention of people in the "Azov" house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region.

Review results and further steps

According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, no guilty parties were found among the National Guard servicemen. At the same time, the minister emphasised that the investigation into the incident is not ceasing: the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) will continue it.

Minister's comment on incident details

Vyhovskyy detailed his position during the "question hour" to the government.

«По-перше, зазначене приміщення офіційно використовувалося Національною гвардією. По-друге, жодних 40 заручників, як і загиблого, там, звісно, не було. По-третє, поліцейські та гвардійці діяли професійно. Нам вдалося уникнути постраждалих, а тим більше загиблих під час операції» ("First, the specified premises were officially used by the National Guard. Second, there were no 40 hostages, nor any deceased, there, of course. Third, the police and guards acted professionally. We managed to avoid casualties, and even more so fatalities, during the operation"), the minister stressed.