China provides intelligence to Russia on Ukraine targets, Ukrainian intelligence says
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A Russian missile attack in August struck a US-owned appliance factory in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region, injuring 15 people.
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- China is giving Russia satellite intelligence to help target missile strikes within Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official.
- The intelligence includes targeting sites with foreign investment, like the US-owned appliance factory hit in August (Reuters).
- President Zelensky alleges China supplies Russia with weapons and produces them on Russian territory, suggesting deeper collaboration.
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KYIV - China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official was quoted as saying on Oct 4.
Mr Oleh Alexandrov, an official with Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Agency, told the state Ukrinform news agency, that China was passing on satellite intelligence on targets, including those benefiting from foreign investment.
“There is evidence of a high level of cooperation between Russia and China in conducting satellite reconnaissance of the territory of Ukraine in order to identify and further explore strategic objects for targeting,” Mr Alexandrov told Ukrinform.
“As we have seen in recent months, these sites may belong to foreign investors.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky and regional officials said a Russian missile attack in August struck a US-owned appliance factory
Mr Zelensky said in April that China was supplying weapons and gunpowder to Russia.
He also said that his government had intelligence that China was producing weapons on Russian territory. REUTERS
