Russian commanders claim Ukrainian troops put explosive "death collars" on prisoners
Place: Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regionsRegion: Donetsk regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The claims come only from Russian soldiers in interviews with state agencies; no evidence is given, and the Ukrainian side and independent sources in the sample do not comment on them.
What Russia reports
automatic summary RIA Novosti and TASS carry accounts by commanders of Russia's Centre group who say Ukrainian troops in Dnipropetrovsk region have begun putting "death collars" on Russian prisoners, strapping mines and backpacks of TNT to them and sending them toward Russian positions.
“украинские боевики начали надевать на пленных "ошейники смерти"”
“The Ukrainian military has begun strapping various types of explosives to Russian prisoners of war”
- ВСУ начали надевать на пленных ошейники с бомбами — RIA Novosti, 12 October, 08:04
- Ukrainian forces attach mines, TNT to Russian prisoners for sabotage operations — soldier — TASS (tass.com), 12 October, 10:49
- Ukrainian forces blow up POW wearing 'death collar' near Russian army positions — TASS (tass.com), 12 October, 12:26
- Ukrainian troops attempt to blow up Russian command post using captive soldier — TASS (tass.com), 12 October, 12:53
What Ukraine reports
no reports found
What independent sources report
no reports found
Confirmation
Confirmation: claimed by one side only
Only one side reports the event (no independent international source); its statements are presented as statements.
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