More than 100 Chinese citizens who fight on the Russian side against Ukraine are mercenaries.
First of all, these Chinese have no direct connection with the government of the People’s Republic. In addition, these fighters, according to the visible, have minimal training and do not have a significant impact on Russia’s military operations. This was reported by Reuters with reference to two American officials who know data on US intelligence, as well as a former Western intelligence officer.
It is noted that about 200 Chinese mercenaries fight on the side of the country of the aggressor. Nevertheless, some officers of the PRC with the permission of Beijing can be in the zone of military operations by the Russian Federation in order to obtain tactical experience of war.
Meanwhile, the commander of the US Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region, Admiral Samuel Paparo, confirmed that the armed forces seized two people of Chinese descent in the Donbass.
We will recall that the other day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine knows about more than 155 Chinese citizens who are fighting on the side of the country of aggressor. He made such a statement after the Ukrainian military seized two Chinese citizens.
After that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said that they do not know about citizens who may fight Ukraine. The Chinese side urged to refrain from “irresponsible statements.”
Source: Reuters
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