Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

The Ukrainian president said intelligence suggested the number of Chinese soldiers in Russia’s army is “much higher than two”.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Chinese troops fighting on Ukrainian territory “puts into question China’s declared stance for peace” and added that their envoy in Kyiv has been summoned for an explanation.

It marks the first official allegation that China is supplying Russia with manpower for its war in Ukraine. There has been no immediate response to the claims from Moscow or Beijing.

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  • @[email protected]
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    09 days ago

    Look at all these China sympathizers jumping in on this thread and intentionally misrepresenting this situation.

    Could these random people be mercenaries who joined Russia on their own? Maybe, but they could also be part of a much more coordinated, though more covert, partnership like with NK.

    • @[email protected]
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      09 days ago

      Just like American soldiers are in the ground in Ukraine in a coordinated effort.

      Fair is fair to use the mercenary loophole.

    • @[email protected]
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      09 days ago

      Yeah, they could. Or, they also couldn’t.

      The reason we are skeptical is 1. China wins nothing by participating in this conflict, and 2. They don’t have a history of being interested in war anyway.

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        @[email protected]

        with zero counter arguments

        Where are your arguments? You just made two statements out of the blue with nothing that backs them, supposedly parroting the propaganda your overlords taught you: “China bad okay.”

      • @[email protected]
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        08 days ago

        2. They don’t have a history of being interested in war anyway.

        Vietnam, Tibet, India and Taiwan might have a different opinion…