Two Chinese nationals fighting in the Russian army have been taken prisoner in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday.

Ukrainian leader says Kremlin forces include 155 mercenaries from China as Moscow ‘systematically’ recruits citizens

Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He said on Tuesday that intelligence suggested the number of Chinese soldiers in Russia's army was "much higher than two".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Thursday of working systematically in China to recruit fighters for its war in Ukraine, days after announcing Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Moscow.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his intelligence services had documentary evidence that at least 155 Chinese nationals were fighting on the Russian side in its war on Ukraine.

Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Beijing of doing nothing to stop Russia enlisting Chinese nationals to fight in Ukraine,

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s office released video of what it says is a Chinese national captured while fighting alongside Russian forces. China’s Foreign Ministry says reports of Chinese citizens joining the Russian army are “totally unfounded,

At least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia against Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed. On Wednesday night, the Ukrainian president said he had the names and passport details of the Chinese combatants and insisted Beijing was “aware” of their participation in the war.