Ukraine says it captured 2 Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia in Donetsk region

The Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 08, 2025 11:22 AM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago

The Ukrainian subject has captured 2 Chinese men warring with the Russian service successful the eastbound Donetsk region, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday. 

Zelenskyy said a clash with Chinese soldiers occurred adjacent the villages of Tarasivka and Bilohorivka successful the Donetsk region, wherever six Chinese subject unit engaged Ukrainian troops. 

Zelenskyy noted that antecedently captured North Korean soldiers were warring successful Russia's Kursk borderline region, wherever Ukrainian forces captured territory, portion the Chinese were caught connected Ukrainian soil. 

Ukraine has accusation that determination are "significantly more" Chinese warring alongside the Russians successful the much than three-year war, Zelenskyy said, posting a video of 1 of the men captured connected X. Ukraine plans to "immediately interaction Beijing and find retired however China is going to respond to this," helium added.

Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said connected X that the seizure "puts into question China's declared stance for bid and undermines Beijing's credibility arsenic a liable imperishable subordinate of the UN Security Council."

China has provided beardown diplomatic enactment for Russia since it launched its full-scale penetration of its neighbour successful February 2022, which was wide criticized successful the West. Beijing has besides contributed an economical lifeline done the commercialized successful vigor and user goods.

However, China is not known to person provided Russia with weapons oregon subject expertise, dissimilar Iran and North Korea, with the second adjacent providing troops, according to American and South Korean officials. 

Russia allows foreigners to enlist successful its military, arsenic does Ukraine. The wage offered by Moscow makes serving for Russia attractive. 

Ukraine not successful 'imminent danger': U.S. general

Meanwhile, Russia is adjacent to regaining afloat power of its occidental Kursk portion aft pushing Ukrainian forces from 1 of their past footholds there, the colony of Guyevo, the determination politician and authorities media said connected Tuesday.

Russia has been trying to eject Ukrainian forces from Kursk since August past year, aft Kyiv's troops mounted a astonishment incursion that embarrassed President Vladimir Putin and which Zelenskyy hoped would springiness him a bargaining spot successful immoderate aboriginal talks.

There was nary contiguous remark from Ukraine connected that development.

Russia has efficaciously rejected a U.S. connection for an contiguous and afloat 30-day halt successful the fighting, and some sides are believed to beryllium readying a spring-summer campaign, wherever battlefield gains person much readily occurred successful the warfare than during the arduous wintertime months.

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, U.S. European Command leader, said Tuesday that Ukraine are successful "good antiaircraft positions" and person inflicted ample numbers of Russian casualties successful caller weeks.

"I bash not spot the Ukrainians being successful imminent information of collapse. I bash spot the Russians struggling to marque the benignant of gains they did past autumn," Cavoli testified astatine a U.S. House equipped services committee hearing.