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House Select Committee Investigates Reports of Chinese Mercenaries in Ukraine

A letter sent to the State Department seeks answers about the extent to which Chinese mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
House Select Committee Investigates Reports of Chinese Mercenaries in Ukraine
A serviceman of Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) escorts Chinese national Wang Guangjung (R) upon his arrival to attend a press conference with Chinese national Zhang Renbo (C) in Kyiv on April 14, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Two Chinese nationals were captured by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region during what they claimed to be their first combat mission. Genya Savilov / AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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A congressional committee is investigating reports that more than a hundred Chinese nationals are serving as mercenaries for the Russian military in Ukraine.

The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has requested information from the State Department about the Ukrainian government’s claims that Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in the occupied Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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