# Ukrainian forces detonate GPS collar on Russian POW who refused to infiltrate his own troops

https://mins.news/en/item/91357

- TASS, 2026-10-08 12:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2199257

> Russian defense sources told TASS that Ukrainian troops killed a Russian prisoner of war by detonating a booby-trapped GPS collar placed on him. They said he refused to go toward Russian positions and act as a suicide bomber.