Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, a day after Ukraine said two Chinese nationals were captured in the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on his Telegram account a purported video of a Chinese national that had been captured by Ukrainian troops.

China publicly supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Therefore, the involvement of Chinese military personnel in the war against Ukraine contradicts China's official position, stated Andriy Kovalenko,

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Zelensky said Beijing had been contacted for a response Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region,

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian forces are fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region, saying that the cross-border operation is intended to protect Ukraine’s towns in its north-east.

Following the capture of two Chinese nationals fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine, Kiev has intensified its accusations against the government in Beijing. These are not isolated cases, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed in his evening video message on Wednesday.

China may have not sent a single soldier or bullet to Russia – but it has single-handedly kept Vladimir Putin’s war machine afloat.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 150 Chinese men were fighting for Russia in Ukraine, hours after China dismissed claims that many of its citizens were involved in the war.