More than 150 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
More than 150 Chinese citizens are fighting in Ukraine alongside the Russian army, which is massing on the border of Ukraine ahead of a huge spring offensive, according to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy.
More than 150 Chinese citizens are fighting in Ukraine alongside the Russian army, which is massing on the border of Ukraine ahead of a huge spring offensive, according to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy made the claim that a significant number of Chinese citizens are involved in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on his country late Wednesday in his nightly address.
The Ukrainian leader described the potential involvement of Chinese citizens as a major escalation and called on the United States and other allies for support, adding “this must be met with a firm and principled response.”
If the Chinese government had knowledge of the troops' deployment, it would make China the second country after North Korea to send military personnel to aid the Kremlin in its three-year-long attempt to annex Ukraine.
A Russian soldier fires artillery toward Ukrainian positions in Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday.Sergey Bobylev / Sputnik via APZelenskyy’s claims came as his military chief said that a new Russian offensive had begun in eastern Ukraine.
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