155 Chinese nationals are fighting against Ukraine - Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 155 Chinese nationals are fighting on the side of Russia against Ukraine.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to Suspilne.
"We are collecting information, we believe there are more of them, much more. For these 155, we have passport data, where they are from, their documents, age, places of service. The scheme of how they are recruited is clear. One of the schemes is through social media, in particular TikTok and other Chinese social networks, where Russians distribute commercials. Official Beijing is aware of this. The Russians use Chinese social media to distribute recruitment videos. Not secret recruitment - this is important. Maybe there is also secret recruitment. Then these people arrive in the Russian Federation, in Moscow. Medical examinations last 3-4 days. Training centres for 1-2 months. They fight on the territory of Ukraine," Zelenskyy said.
He also named two Chinese prisoners - Wang Guangjun, born in 1991, and Chang Renbo, born in 1998.
Chinese nationals captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Earlier, it was reported that Ukrainian defenders captured two Chinese nationals in Donetsk region. They fought as part of the Russian army.
According to the president, the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaged in a battle with six Chinese in Donetsk region near the settlements of Tarasivka and Bilohorivka, after which two were taken prisoner.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summoned the Charge d'Affaires of China because of the participation of Chinese citizens in Russia's war against Ukraine on the side of Russia.
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that the US is aware that Ukraine has captured two Chinese citizens who fought on the side of Russia.
