It is not a rumor, it is a reality: several Chinese mercenaries are fighting on the side of Russia in their war against Ukraine. This information has been confirmed after two of them, Wang and Zhang, were captured by the Ukrainian forces in the country’s ETE.
After that, they were taken to a ‘safe’ place, in which they were interrogated about what they were doing in the Russian front. Given this issue, both assured that they were recruited as mercenaries, and that their country had nothing to do. Same response offered by Beijing to the Ukrainian government when Zelenski asked explanations.
In fact, from China they insisted that they are on the side of peace in Ukraine and stressed that they had urged their citizens to “avoid participating in military operations of any side.” ‘But not everyone obeys,’ they had to think from Beijing.
However, this is not the most striking in history, but the statements that both mercenaries offered. On the one hand, they denounced Kremlin’s lies, accusing him of “infusing lies.” “Everything Russia has told us are lies. They are a hoax. Russia is not as strong as they claim, and Ukraine is not as retrograde as they say,” they added.
These words suppose a hard blow to the international image of Russia, their prestige and their honor, and place the Russian armed forces and the Putin government in question. Among the lies of those who report having been victims are images of Russian victories on social networks, which have little or nothing to do with the reality of the conflict,
Other complaints are in the direction of the treatment received by Russian troops and authorities, which they consider “hard.” As they explained they did not receive enough water and food and had to perform hard physical jobs when they were not in the front.
Recruited by Tiktok
After this, they also revealed how they were recruited. While Wang did it through a Tiktok ad in China, Zhang made him claiming to be a tourist in Russia until he ran into an advertisement of 18,423 pounds to go to the front, and agreed.
Both were sent to Rostov, although they were finally captured in the Donetsk region, where they were fighting against the Ukrainian army, although they said they had not killed any Ukrainian soldier, since they were captured as soon as they arrive at the front.
At the moment, the two are in kyiv, escorted by the Ukrainian authorities. All this after Zelenski said a week ago that there were about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia. This statement was labeled by China of “irresponsible.”
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