Ukraine Says Chinese Satellites May Be Aiding Russian Attacks

December 24, 2025, 3:35 PM UTC

Russia may be getting help from Chinese satellite imaging data to carry out strikes on energy targets in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

“There have been correlations between Chinese satellite imaging of Ukrainian territory and Russian strikes on the corresponding energy infrastructure facilities,” Zelenskiy said Wednesday in a post on social media after meeting with the head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service Oleh Ivashchenko. “We are recording increased ties between Russia and entities in China that may be providing space-based intelligence data.”

Zelenskiy said Ukraine plans to raise the issue with allies, saying it undermined diplomacy aimed at bringing an ...

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