Captured Chinese citizens Wang Guangjun and Zhang Renbo are not affiliated with the official Chinese authorities . According to them, they joined the ranks of the Russian army of their own free will.
They said this during a press conference, reports the journalist of "Apostrophe".
"We had no contact with government agencies before," the translator said.
Wang said he lost his job during COVID and decided to find a part-time job. Wang Guangjun and Zhang Renbo learned about the opportunity to sign the contract through social media, including TikTok.
Chinese media broadcast a friendly attitude towards Russia and emphasize Russia's victories in Ukraine, although Ukraine "turned out to be not so weak," the speakers noted.
The Chinese prisoners said they knew of a total of 12 more Chinese citizens in the Russian army. The Russians treated them with detachment during their service, they added.
As "Apostrophe" wrote, earlier a Chinese citizen who was captured at the front by Ukrainian soldiers told how he ended up in the Russian army .
