Leaked Intelligence Reveals Russia Sent Military Delegation to China for Chemical and Radiological Defense Training at PLA Facilities

Reuters, citing two European officials and classified documents, reported that Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov personally authorized a delegation of Russian armed forces to travel to China for training at People's Liberation Army facilities under an internal order signed in August 2025 123. A three-week course held in Beijing in November covered chemical, radiological, and biological defense, including radiation and chemical reconnaissance and protection of ventilation systems from contamination, with additional sessions conducted in Nanjing and Bengbu 234. Named participants included Russian Colonel General Rustam Muradov and Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, and PLA Major General Li Jinsong, head of the PLA's Military Academy for Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense 24. China's Foreign Ministry called the claims "entirely unfounded," Russian Duma Defense Committee chairman Andrei Kartapolov separately dismissed the report to RTVI, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Brussels independently verified the training occurred 23. Reuters reported that roughly 200 Russian personnel completed the November course under a July 2, 2025 technical agreement signed by Russian Major General Rustam Khusainov and Chinese Senior Colonel Sun Dayun, that some trainees have since deployed to fight in Ukraine, and that internal Russian assessments praised Chinese equipment, simulators, and instructor expertise while noting China's lack of combat experience 2.