BREAKING: Ukraine captured 2 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, Zelensky says

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Ukrainian troops have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting in the ranks of the Russian military against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 8.

“We have information that there are much more than two such Chinese citizens in the occupier’s units,” Zelensky said. “We have the documents of these prisoners, bank cards, personal data."

Zelensky instructed Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to contact Beijing immediately to determine how China would respond.

The president said Russia’s recruitment of Chinese nationals — whether direct or indirect — is further evidence that Vladimir Putin is seeking to prolong the war, not end it.

“We definitely need a reaction to this. A reaction from the United States, Europe and everyone in the world who wants peace,” he added.

According to Zelensky, the captured Chinese citizens are being held by Ukraine’s Security Service.

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The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy