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Russian commander alleges explosives were attached to POWs for sabotage
A Russian military commander has alleged that Ukrainian forces attached explosives to Russian prisoners of war and sent them back toward Russian positions.
Dmitry Kemerov, a commander in Russia’s Battlegroup Center, made the claim in an interview with TASS.
He said the first incident he knew of happened near the end of summer and that similar cases had been recorded in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
Kemerov said the operations were intended to gather information and then identify and attack Russian positions.
Another Russian soldier had earlier made a similar allegation, saying prisoners were sent with mined collars fitted with GPS transmitters.
The claims come from Russian military personnel and are not independently verified in the information provided.
No response from Ukrainian officials or further steps are described.
A Russian military commander alleged that Ukrainian forces attached explosives to Russian prisoners of war and sent them back toward Russian positions.
Dmitry Kemerov said the first such incident was recorded at the end of the summer.
He said incidents had been recorded in Dnepropetrovsk Region and were intended to gather intelligence and identify and destroy Russian positions.
The account was reported by TASS on October 12, 2026.
- Who
- Dmitry Kemerov, a commander in the Russian Battlegroup Center’s 80th Tank Regiment, made the allegation.
- What
- He alleged that Ukrainian forces attached explosives to Russian prisoners of war and sent them back toward Russian positions.
- When
- The first incident was recorded at the end of the summer. TASS published the report on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Incidents were recorded in Dnepropetrovsk Region, according to Kemerov.
- Why
- Kemerov said the operations were intended first to gather intelligence, then to identify and destroy Russian positions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We first recorded such an incident at the end of the summer.
The enemy attached a mine and a backpack filled with TNT to one of our comrades who had previously been taken prisoner and sent him back to our positions.
Kemerov said Russian forces first recorded an incident involving a prisoner allegedly sent back with explosives.
TASS published Kemerov’s allegation about the use of explosives on prisoners of war.
- Allegation
- Explosives were allegedly attached to Russian prisoners of war
- Commander
- Dmitry Kemerov
- Unit
- Russian Battlegroup Center’s 80th Tank Regiment
- Reported location
- Dnepropetrovsk Region
- First recorded incident
- End of the summer
Sources
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