Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said connected Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had captured 2 Chinese men warring connected Russia's broadside successful eastbound Ukraine, perchance threatening a fragile bid effort successful the three-year-old war.

Beijing is simply a adjacent state of Moscow but is not publically known to person straight aided successful the Kremlin's full-scale invasion.

Writing connected X, wherever helium posted a video of 1 of the men, Zelenskiy said Kyiv has "information suggesting that determination are galore much Chinese citizens successful the occupier's units" and that helium had ordered officials to get a effect from Beijing.

The Chinese overseas ministry did not instantly respond to a Reuters petition for comment.

Zelenskiy did not accidental whether Ukraine believed the men were operating connected Beijing's orders.

"Russia's engagement of China, on with different countries, whether straight oregon indirectly, successful this warfare successful Europe is simply a wide awesome that Putin intends to bash thing but extremity the war," Zelenskiy wrote.

He added that the captured men had documents confirming their identification, and added that Ukrainian quality and information officials were presently "verifying each the facts".

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Alison Williams and Peter Graff)