Ukraine’s claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russia’s invading army is “totally unfounded”, an official in Beijing said.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday that the Ukrainian military had captured two Chinese men fighting alongside the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk region, and had information that “significantly more” are serving alongside Russian forces.
It is the first time that Ukraine has made such a claim about Chinese fighters on its soil during the three-year Russian invasion.
Our military has captured two Chinese citizens who were fighting as part of the Russian army. This happened on…