# Pushilin says using Russian POWs as suicide bombers is a war crime

https://mins.news/en/item/124075

- TASS, 2026-11-01 01:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2211457

> Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, told TASS that Ukraine’s use of Russian prisoners of war as suicide bombers constitutes a serious war crime and violates humanitarian law. He said international media, the public and human rights organizations had ignored publicly released facts on the matter.