From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / April 10, 2025
Ukrainian Intelligence Reveals Over 160 Chinese Nationals Fighting in Russian Army as Russia Intensifies Offensive Operations in Sumy-Kursk Border Area and Launches Massive Drone Strikes Across Multiple Regions While Ukraine Strikes Strategic Military Airfield in North Ossetia
Summary of the Day — April 9, 2025
The once murky question of direct Chinese military involvement in Ukraine has crystallized into a harsh reality. Ukrainian intelligence revealed today that at least 163 Chinese nationals are fighting in the Russian army, a claim confirmed by President Zelensky himself, who stated that evidence exists for 155 Chinese citizens fighting against Ukrainians. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue their creeping advances in northern Ukraine and along the Sumy-Kursk Oblast border, signaling what Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi has described as the effective start of Russia’s spring offensive. Ukrainian forces struck deep into Russian territory, reportedly targeting a military airfield in Mozdok, North Ossetia, among a wave of 158 drones hitting multiple regions. Ukrainian long-range strikes have reduced Russian artillery fire by nearly half, down from 40,000 daily shells to around 27,000, while Russia’s oil revenue tumbles to critical levels following global price drops. On the diplomatic front, the European Union approved a new €1 billion financial assistance package for Ukraine, while Kyiv announced it has fulfilled 81% of its commitments under the EU Association Agreement. Ukraine has also demonstrated its willingness to negotiate, with Zelensky offering to pay up to $50 billion for a comprehensive U.S. military aid package and expressing openness to a minerals deal with Washington—provided it respects Ukrainian sovereignty.
The Chinese Contingent: Intelligence Reveals Scale of Beijing’s Direct Involvement
Ukraine’s intelligence services revealed today that at least 163 Chinese nationals are currently serving in Russia’s Armed Forces, a claim immediately confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who stated Ukraine has documented evidence of 155 Chinese citizens fighting against Ukrainian forces.
“We are collecting information, we believe that there are many more,” Zelensky told journalists on April 9, adding that Ukrainian authorities possess passport data, origins, and other identifying information for these fighters.
Voice of Ukraine 