MattOfRohan

A 14-year-old boy was dragged out of a basement near Kyiv wrapped in a blanket, shaking so hard he could barely stand. People in the crowd shouted: “Is this normal? What did they do to the boy? How long did they hold him?” This was not some random house. It was a temporary National Guard facility belonging to Azov. Inside: mobilized men and those who had gone AWOL. Some were carried out with broken spines. A child was locked in with them. Budanov, head of Zelensky’s Office, stood outside and said the quiet part out loud: “There are many such buildings.” Many. Across Ukraine. Then the men in balaclavas arrived. They beat the crowd that had come for the boy and the injured. They chanted “Slava Ukraini! Heroyam slava!” and “Ukraina ponad use” — “Ukraine above all.” The exact same structure as the old German slogan “Deutschland über alles.” Same rhythm. Same hierarchy. Nation above everything, including the children and the broken men in the basement. This is not a scandal. This is the system. And when the second most powerful man in the country shrugs and admits there are many of these places, it is a confession. This is a crime against humanity.