Photo: Chinese soldier (illustration photo Getty Images) Author: Danila Kramarenko
Chinese soldiers are fighting en masse against Ukraine in the ranks of the Russian army. The special services received a list that includes about a hundred people.
RBC-Ukraine has access to the relevant documents.
In particular, there is information about Chinese citizens who, as of April 2, were being selected for military service. The special services provided their names, photos and passport details.
Among them:
- Wang Yue – 33 years old
- Wei Jinpeng – 33 years old
- Wang Zhinjian – 42 years old
- San Tianlong – 30 years old
- Xu Ban – 45 years old
- Xu Zengzeng – 38 years old
- Wu Junfeng – 25 years old
- Hu Zhenhong – 19 years old
- He Miao – 28 years old
- Zeng Xianyin – 33 years old
- Jiehua Wang – 32 years old
- Zhang Qianying – 38 years old
- Zhang Qizhen – 24 years old
Photo: personal data of Chinese citizens who are being selected for military service in Russia (RBC-Ukraine)
In addition, the special services received a list of about 150 Chinese citizens who are already fighting for Russia, mostly as privates. They are assigned to the 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment, the 136th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and a number of other units.
Photo: List of Chinese citizens fighting for Russia (RBC-Ukraine)
As President Volodymyr Zelensky reported at a meeting with journalists, there is information about 155 Chinese with surnames and passport details who are fighting on the territory of Ukraine.
“We are collecting information, we believe that there are many more of them,” he added.
According to him, recruits are recruited through TikTok and other Chinese social networks, where Russians distribute advertisements. Then they arrive in Moscow, after a medical examination they are sent to training centers for 1-2 months, receive migration cards, cards on which they receive money.
Two Chinese, Wang Guangjun and Chang Renbo, were captured near Belogorivka and Tarasivka in the Donetsk region. Zelensky added that they would probably allow the Ukrainian press to talk to them.
Chinese soldiers in Ukrainian captivity
The day before, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the Defense Forces had captured two Chinese citizens who fought on the Russian side. This happened in the combat zone in the Donetsk region, in the area of Tarasovka and Belogorovka. It was reported that during the battle, the Ukrainian Armed Forces encountered six Chinese soldiers, two of whom were captured.
Read more in the article “Russia is drawing China into the war. The first PRC soldiers were captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces: what is known.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Beijing was investigating the situation. He limited himself to commenting that its citizens had been asked to stay away from armed conflict zones.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the head of the Chinese diplomatic mission to discuss this fact and demand an explanation.
Adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak suggested in a comment to the YouTube channel RBC-Ukraine that China will react harshly to such cases, since it is unlikely to want to get involved in a war. Since this could negatively affect economic and political interests, in particular in the context of global trade relations with Europe and the United States.
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