‘Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine as mercenaries’
More than a hundred Chinese nationals fighting on the Russian side against Ukraine are mercenaries and it seems that they are not directly related to the Vlad in Beijing, two US officials have said with intelligence data and one former Western intelligence official.
US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Chinese fighters seem to have minimal training and that they had no noticeable impact on Russian military operations.
Former Western intelligence official who is familiar with the issue has told Reuters that about 200 Chinese mercenaries are fighting for Russia, with whom the Chinese government has nothing to do with.
But Chinese military officers, with the approval of Beijing, visited areas near the Russian front line to get out and get to know the war tactics. They are « absolutely with approval, » the former official said.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zeleni said earlier that his country had information about 155 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia.
China called the statements of the Zelean « irresponsible » and said China was not foreign in the war.
Volunteers from Western countries, including the United States, have been fighting for Ukraine since the early days of the war, and North Korea has deployed more than 12,000 soldiers to support Russian forces.
