CaliToday (05/10/2025): A senior Ukrainian intelligence official has leveled a grave accusation against Beijing, claiming that China is actively providing Russia with satellite intelligence to help Moscow identify and strike strategic targets within Ukraine, including sites with foreign investment.
The bombshell allegation, which suggests a deeper level of Chinese involvement in the conflict than previously confirmed, was made by Oleh Alexandrov, an official with Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Agency, in an interview with the state news agency Ukrinform on Saturday.
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"There is evidence of a high level of cooperation between Russia and China in conducting satellite reconnaissance of the territory of Ukraine," Alexandrov stated. He specified that this intelligence is being used "to identify and further explore strategic objects for targeting."
Disturbingly, Alexandrov highlighted that these targets are not limited to military installations. "As we have seen in recent months, these sites may belong to foreign investors," he added, pointing to a potential strategy to undermine international business confidence and investment in Ukraine's wartime economy.
This claim gives a chilling new context to recent Russian attacks. One prominent example was a Russian missile strike in August that hit a U.S.-owned appliance factory in the western Zakarpattia region, a part of Ukraine far from the main front lines that had been considered relatively safe. The attack injured 15 people and raised questions at the time about Moscow's targeting capabilities and intentions.
Alexandrov's statement builds on previous accusations made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has become increasingly vocal about Beijing's role. In April, President Zelenskyy asserted that his government had intelligence indicating China was not only supplying Russia with weapons and gunpowder but was also involved in producing weapons on Russian territory.
If confirmed, the sharing of high-resolution satellite intelligence would represent a significant and direct contribution to Russia's war effort, enabling more precise and destructive strikes. It complicates the diplomatic landscape, placing China, which has publicly claimed neutrality, in the position of being an accessory to attacks on a sovereign nation.
As of Sunday morning, Beijing has not issued an official response to these specific allegations. However, Chinese officials have consistently denied providing lethal aid to Moscow and have publicly called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. This latest accusation from Kyiv puts renewed pressure on the international community to scrutinize the full extent of the "no-limits" partnership between China and Russia.
