# Ukrainian forces attach mines and TNT to Russian POWs for sabotage operations, commander says

https://mins.news/en/item/96097

- TASS, 2026-10-12 08:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2200723

> Dmitry Kemerov, a Russian assault-unit commander, told TASS that Ukrainian forces have strapped explosives to Russian prisoners of war and sent them toward Russian positions for sabotage operations. He said such incidents had been recorded in Dnepropetrovsk Region, with intelligence gathering as a main objective before identifying and destroying positions.

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