Ukraine: China Buys Russian Arms for Taiwan Invasion Prep
- Ukraine's "Kyiv Self-reliant" has obtained leaked Russian documents indicating that China has been purchasing Russian arms through clandestine channels as 2022.
- According to the leaked Russian communications reviewed by The Kyiv Independent, the Chinese government submitted an arms purchase request to Russia just over a month after Russia launched...
- The request, designated ZH2022-Y53 and received on April 7, 2022, specifically sought a range of weapons and armored vehicles suitable for airborne troops.
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China Secretly Buying Russian arms to Prepare for Taiwan Invasion: Leaked Documents Reveal
What Happened: Leaked Russian Documents Detail Arms Request
Ukraine’s “Kyiv Self-reliant” has obtained leaked Russian documents indicating that China has been purchasing Russian arms through clandestine channels as 2022. The purpose of thes purchases is to strengthen the combat capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) airborne troops,perhaps in preparation for an invasion of Taiwan.
According to the leaked Russian communications reviewed by The Kyiv Independent, the Chinese government submitted an arms purchase request to Russia just over a month after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of ukraine in 2022.
The request, designated ZH2022-Y53 and received on April 7, 2022, specifically sought a range of weapons and armored vehicles suitable for airborne troops.
Three weeks later, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) instructed Rosoboronexport, the state-owned enterprise responsible for all Russian arms exports, to demonstrate airdroppable Russian combat vehicles to a Chinese delegation.