The head of Ukraine's foreign intelligence service had told Ukrinform that he had information to show "China is delivering machines, special chemicals, gunpowder, and components specifically to military-purpose enterprises."
"We have confirmed data on 20 Russian factories," Oleh Ivashchenko said. In April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had openly accused China of supplying Russia with weapons. Russia and China have developed a deeper strategic partnership over the course of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.