More than 550 Chinese soldiers took part in internships at Russian military institutions under bilateral training programs, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) told Kyiv Post on Wednesday.The intelligence agency also said that more than 180 Russian troops underwent similar programs in China during November 2025 alone.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Responding to Kyiv Post’s June inquiry about Russian troops trained in China, HUR said its assessment confirmed that a “consistent” pattern of bilateral training has developed in recent years.HUR’s update suggests that bilateral military ties between Beijing and Moscow might be stronger than previously reported. In May, Reuters, citing European intelligence, reported that China trained around 200 Russian troops, some of whom were deployed to Ukraine upon their return.HUR said the bilateral program takes the form of “mutual internships.”“As of today, a consistent practice has been formed of conducting mutual internships of cadets, as well as instructor and scientific and pedagogical staff at higher military educational institutions and training centers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA),” HUR said.In one example, over 180 Russian troops were said to have undergone “internships at infantry, armored, engineering, aviation, and military air defense educational institutions” in November 2025.