The Chinese army is accused of having secretly trained numerous Russian soldiers on its territory, some of whom were deployed in Ukraine. Revelations which come in the middle of a summit bringing together the two allies, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday May 20.
Some of these men were deployed to Ukraine. The Chinese army has secretly trained several hundred Russian soldiers on its territory in cutting-edge military techniques, the German newspaper reported on Tuesday May 19, 2026. The world,
These revelations, which could not be independently confirmed by theAFPare based on classified documents from European intelligence services. They occur in the middle of a summit bringing together the two allies, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing.
“Modern combat simulations”
The worldwhich does not identify the European intelligence services at the origin of these revelations, affirms that several hundred Russian soldiers participated at the end of 2025, on six different military sites in China, in training programs for the People’s Liberation Army.
These focused on “the use of unmanned systems, electronic countermeasures against drones as well as modern combat simulations”continues the newspaper.
The participants were of different ranks and from different generations. Some were members of Russia’s elite Rubicon drone unit. At the end of the training, dozens of them participated in combat in Ukraine at the beginning of 2026, including some in command posts, according to The world.
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“Anything that puts Russia in a position to continue this war of aggression against Ukraine constitutes a threat to European security, to our security in Germany“, commented a spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry, who however refrained from confirming or denying the media’s revelations.
“China’s decisive and growing support for the Russian invasion therefore also affects our security. he added, during a regular press conference.
The information of The world “are consistent with the developments that we have observed in recent years.”for his part declared to the newspaper Handelsblatt Marc Henrichmann, chairman of the secret services control committee in the Bundestag.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, “We are observing ever closer cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, both in the military and economic fields”he adds.
Uncovering the secrets of Western weapons
Moscow also secretly trained around 600 Chinese soldiers last year, mainly “armored troops, artillery, military engineering and anti-aircraft defense”d’après The world.
Moscow and Beijing also exchange information about Western-made weapons used in Ukraine, including the Himars multiple rocket launcher or the Patriot air defense systems supplied by the United States, according to the newspaper.
Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, did not respond to a request for comment from theAFP.
