A senior Ukrainian official informed AFP they had been captured “just a few days in the past”, including there could also be extra of them.
They stated the prisoners had been seemingly Chinese language residents who had been enticed into signing a contract with the Russian military, somewhat than being despatched by Beijing.
The Kremlin declined to touch upon the allegations.
“I’ve no means of commenting on this difficulty,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed reporters, together with journalists from AFP, on Wednesday.
Zelenskyy had stated there was proof that “many extra Chinese language residents” had been preventing with Russian forces, a declare Lin stated was “completely groundless”.
“The Chinese language facet’s place on the difficulty of the Ukraine disaster is evident and unequivocal, and has received widespread approval from the worldwide group,” he stated.
“The Ukrainian facet ought to accurately view China’s efforts and constructive position in pushing for a political decision to the Ukraine disaster.”
China presents itself as a impartial get together within the battle and says it isn’t sending deadly help to both facet, in contrast to the US and different Western nations.
However it’s a shut political and financial ally of Russia and NATO members have branded Beijing a “decisive enabler” of Moscow’s offensive, which it has by no means condemned.
