President Zelenski said that Ukraine has information that 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia, recruited through social networks. He accused the Russian authorities of "dragging other countries into war (...) now they are dragging China into this war"

Volodimir Zelensky said Russia is dragging China into its conflict with Ukraine after Chinese soldiers fighting on the Russian side were captured. He said the Chinese authorities were aware of the recruitment of their citizens, saying Ukrainian services had identified at least 155 Chinese nationals involved in the war. Beijing dismissed the allegations as unfounded and said it would verify the information with Ukraine, stressing that the Chinese government advises citizens to avoid conflict zones.