China is providing information to Russia to allow Moscow to launch missile attacks more efficiently in Ukraine, a senior official of the Ukrainian intelligence services said on Saturday.
Oleg Alexandrov, an official of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, told the state news agency Ukrinform that China is sharing satellite-derived information about targets, including those benefiting from foreign investments, Reuters reports.
"There is evidence of a high level of cooperation between Russia and China regarding satellite reconnaissance of Ukrainian territory, aiming at identifying and further exploring strategic targets," Alexandrov told Ukrinform.
"As we have seen in recent months, these locations may belong to foreign investors," he said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and regional officials have stated that a Russian missile attack in August hit a U.S.-owned appliance factory in the Zakarpattia region in the country's west, injuring 15 people.
Zelensky said in April that China was supplying arms and ammunition to Russia.
He also mentioned that his government had information indicating that China was producing weapons on Russian territory.
Recently, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that the U.S. will provide Ukraine with information from its intelligence services for launching long-range missile strikes against Russian energy infrastructure.
The information comes as Washington plans to provide Kiev with more powerful weapons, enabling it to target more sites inside Russia.
Washington has long been exchanging information with Kiev, but The Wall Street Journal states that now it will be easier for Ukraine to hit Russian energy infrastructure targets, such as refineries, pipelines, and power plants, in order to deprive the Kremlin of revenues and oil.