He sold a range of Russian specialities, including honey, beer and vodka, on an online store. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sporting a bald head, a thick beard and clad in military uniform, a Chinese influencer claimed he was a Russian special forces soldier fighting in the war in Ukraine.
In one video, he was seen standing in front of a purported power plant, claiming to have captured Ukrainian prisoners, the newspaper added. However, his ploy came to light when Douyin users found that the IP addresses displayed in his videos were mostly from central China’s Henan province, which also matched his Mandarin accent.
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