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'Don't come, there's nothing good here' — Chinese soldiers warn against following Russian propaganda to fight in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military recently captured two Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia. Kyiv subsequently released data on a total of 163 Chinese nationals identified by Ukrainian intelligence as fighting for Moscow.
"We are collecting information, we believe that there are many more," President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on April 9.
The president also accused Chinese authorities of supporting or at least not obstructing the recruitment of its citizens to fight against Ukraine.
"Beijing knows about this. Russians distribute advertising videos about recruitment through Chinese social networks," Zelensky said.
Russia has recruited international fighters since the outset of the war, as has Ukraine. But the prevalence of Chinese mercenaries fighting for Russia drew comparisons to North Korean soldiers, who came en masse to aid Russia's retaking of Kursk Oblast, with the blessing f