Zelenskyy says 2 Chinese were caught fighting alongside Russia

The Ukrainian military has captured two Chinese men fighting alongside the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk region and has information that "significantly more" are with Russian forces, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday.

- YIV, Ukraine (AP)

There was no immediate comment from China. Beijing is not known to have provided Russia with weapons or military expertise, and it was not clear whether the Chinese had joined the fight on their own initiative. Russia allows foreigners to enlist in its military, as does Ukraine.

Zelenskyy said he asked his top diplomat "to immediately contact Beijing." He said China would be the third country to offer military support to Russia after Iran, which has supplied attack drones, and North Korea, which has supplied soldiers, according to American and South Korean officials.