Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Chinese soldiers have joined Russia’s war effort, saying that he expects a reaction from the United States, APA reports citing Independent.
Kyiv’s forces engaged in battle with six Chinese troops in eastern Ukraine, two of whom were taken prisoner, the Ukrainian president told reporters in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Mr Zelenskyy, who released a video of the captured soldiers, said he had ordered Ukrainian officials to obtain an official explanation from China, which he described as now being part of Russia’s war with Ukraine.
It comes after he confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian troops are operating in Russia’s Belgorod border region.
The Ukrainian president said the war must “return to where it came from”, stating that the incursions are defensive missions designed to protect Ukraine’s own Sumy and Kharkiv border regions.
Ukraine’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi has presented Mr Zelenskyy with a report “on the frontline, our presence in the Kursk region and our presence in the Belgorod region”.
Mr Zelenskyy added: "We continue active operations in the enemy's border areas and this is absolutely justified.”
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