India, April 10 -- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed 155 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in the ongoing war that commenced in 2022.

He made the comment after two Chinese nationals were captured fighting for Russia earlier this week.

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Zelenskyy reiterated his claim that there are "many more" Chinese nationals engaged in the conflict, based on information gathered by his government, reported BBC.

Zelenskyy wrote on his X page: "As of now, we have precise data on over 150 Chinese citizens who were involved in the war against Ukraine by Russia. We know that the actual number is higher. Ukraine believes that such blatant involvement of Chinese citizens in hostilities on the terri...