1. Kyiv Confirms China’s Role in Supporting Russia’s Military
Ukraine has publicly confirmed that China is supplying Russia’s arms industry, a claim that marks a significant development in the geopolitical landscape of the ongoing war. Oleh Ivashchenko, the head of Kyiv’s foreign intelligence service, told Ukrinform that Ukrainian intelligence has “confirmed data” that China is delivering essential supplies to at least 20 Russian military factories.
According to Ivashchenko, these supplies include tooling machines, specialty chemicals, gunpowder, and components for defense production. These revelations bolster previous accusations made by Ukrainian officials that Beijing is contributing to Moscow’s military capabilities. The intelligence report highlights China’s increasingly central role in Russia’s wartime supply chain, even as Beijing continues to deny any involvement.
2. Ukraine Details Specific China-Russia Defense Cooperation
In his statement, Ivashchenko cited at least five documented cases of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the aviation sector, covering equipment, spare parts, and technical documents between 2024 and 2025. Additionally, Ukraine identified six large-scale chemical shipments tied to China that were critical to Russia’s military manufacturing.
The intelligence chief further noted that 80% of key electronic components found in Russian drones in early 2025 originated in China. Many of these were reportedly supplied through shell companies and involved deceptive labeling and product substitution to avoid international scrutiny.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already accused China in April of supplying drone components and gunpowder to Russia, and of Chinese citizens assisting in drone production. China rejected these claims as “groundless,” but Ukraine responded by sanctioning three Chinese entities suspected of aiding Russia’s defense sector.
3. Growing Tensions Amid Record Russian Drone Attacks
These allegations come as Ukraine reported a record-breaking drone and missile assault by Russia over the weekend. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, 298 drones and 69 missiles were launched overnight Sunday—the largest attack in terms of weapons volume since the war began. Of these, 266 drones and 45 missiles were reportedly intercepted.
While Al Jazeera and other outlets have not independently verified these figures, the sheer scale of the attack underscores the intensifying conflict and the potential strategic consequences of international military assistance to Russia.
Ukraine continues to rally international support and monitor foreign contributions to Russia’s military growth—particularly from countries like China, whose public posture of neutrality contradicts the intelligence Ukraine has now disclosed.
