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ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk – Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukrainian troops in northeastern Ukraine were fighting foreign \u201cmercenaries\u201d from various countries including China, Pakistan and parts of Africa, and vowed a response.<\/strong><\/p>\n Zelensky has previously accused Moscow of recruiting Chinese fighters for its war effort against Ukraine, charges Beijing denied, while\u00a0North Korea\u00a0has also provided thousands of its own troops in\u00a0Russia\u2019s\u00a0Kursk region.<\/p>\n \u201cWe spoke with commanders about the frontline situation, the defence of Vovchansk, and the dynamics of the battles,\u201d\u00a0Zelensky\u00a0wrote on social media after visiting a frontline area in the northeastern Kharkiv region.<\/p>\n \u201cOur warriors in this sector are reporting the participation of mercenaries from\u00a0China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries in the war. We will respond.\u201d<\/p>\n About China, it is not new because President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier on April 8, alleged that\u00a0 Ukrainian defenders managed to capture two Chinese citizens who were fighting on the side of Russia in the Donetsk region. Ukraine claimed, on June 27, that another Chinese national was captured. He was 24-year-old Wang Wu. China strictly denied the allegations.<\/p>\n At the time of reporting, there was no comment from the additional countries accused by Zelenskyy of joining Russia\u2019s war effort. Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera\u2019s Charles Stratford said there was no way of verifying Zelenskyy\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n Conversely, he added, \u201clots of foreign fighters\u201d had also volunteered to fight for Ukraine and were still on the front lines.<\/strong><\/p>\n