Overview

• President Zelenskyy said during a Kharkiv front-line visit that his troops are facing mercenaries from China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and African countries in northeastern Ukraine
• Ukraine released videos and passport images of two captured Chinese nationals and claimed more than 150 Chinese fighters have been spotted near the front lines
• The Government of Pakistan rejected the allegations as baseless while the other nations named have not publicly responded
• Independent reporters and analysts have noted there is no external verification to confirm the presence of foreign mercenaries
• Kyiv says it will "respond accordingly" to these infiltrations as fighting continues in Kharkiv and Donetsk