Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13.

While Russian missile and drone bombardments have been unrelenting over more than three years of war, they have intensified in recent weeks amid U.S.-led peace talks.

Ukraine's President Zelensky said Beijing had been contacted for a response Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region,

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, potentially threatening a fragile peace effort in the three-year-old war.

The Ukrainian military has captured two Chinese men fighting with the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday. Ukraine has information that there are “significantly more” Chinese fighting alongside the Russians in the more than three-year war,

A Russian missile strike near a playground in central Ukraine killed 19 people, including nine children. The attack was a painful reminder that a cease-fire remains as distant as ever.

Following the capture of two Chinese nationals fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine, Kiev has intensified its accusations against the government in Beijing. These are not isolated cases, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed in his evening video message on Wednesday.

Zelensky said the Ukrainian military captured two Chinese men fighting alongside the Russian army and that he believed “significantly more” were with Russian forces.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said two Chinese nationals fighting in the Russian army have been taken prisoner in eastern Ukraine.

Beijing has denied military involvement in Ukraine after Kyiv said it captured two Chinese citizens.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine. Zelenskiy told reporters in Kyiv that Russia was recruiting Chinese citizens via social media and that Chinese officials were aware of that.

Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Beijing of doing nothing to stop Russia enlisting Chinese nationals to fight in Ukraine,

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian forces are fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region, saying that the cross-border operation is intended to protect Ukraine’s towns in its north-east.

Ukraine on Wednesday expanded on its claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia’s invading army, saying it had gathered detailed intelligence on mercenaries Moscow allegedly recruited through social media.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 150 Chinese men were fighting for Russia in Ukraine, hours after China dismissed claims that many of its citizens were involved in the war.

China may have not sent a single soldier or bullet to Russia – but it has single-handedly kept Vladimir Putin’s war machine afloat.

Ukraine on Wednesday expanded on its claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia’s invading army, saying it had gathered detailed intelligence on more than 150 mercenaries Moscow allegedly recruited through social media.