Looks like Russia is recruiting foreign mercenaries to fight for it in Ukraine.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Chinese men fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine
Ukrainian president demands explanation and accuses Beijing of actively participating in Moscow’s war
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his forces have captured fighters from China who were supporting Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, marking the first time Chinese citizens have been taken captive during the war.
Ukraine’s president on Tuesday said he had instructed his foreign minister Andriy Sybiha to “immediately contact Beijing” for an official explanation and accused China of aligning itself with Russia in the war.
Sybiha said he had summoned the Chinese chargé d’affaires in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy said: “This is another country that militarily supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is another one after Iran and the North Korean military.”
“But there is a difference: the North Koreans fought against us on the front in [the Russian region of] Kursk, the Chinese are fighting on the territory of Ukraine,” he said, adding he expected a response from the US and Europe. Iran has only provided military equipment to Russia in this war.
The two Chinese fighters, aged 33 and 31, had both been recruited by Russian military officials to sign up as contract soldiers, said Ukrainian officials familiar with the matter.
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