Although Russia would like people to think that it is fighting alone in Ukraine, the Russian military relies on foreign military aid to a far greater degree than is usually acknowledged.

Ukraine's President Zelensky said Beijing had been contacted for a response Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region,

Ukraine has information that there are “significantly more” Chinese men fighting alongside the Russians in the war, Zelensky said.