A rare group photo of the Ukrainian Asian Volunteer Corps in Taichung sparked heated discussion on the Internet

The official account of the Ukrainian Asian Volunteer Corps recently released a picture of members from South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Japan holding national flags together, making the Taiwanese and Chinese flags rarely appear together, triggering heated discussions among netizens at home and abroad.

On the 29th of last month, the official There are also many European and American netizens who are surprised that China, which has always been on good terms with Russia, actually has volunteers willing to help Ukraine.

This photo was quickly forwarded by many KOLs and military fans in Taiwan. Taiwanese netizens left comments: "What a rare picture", "Martial arts are prosperous", and "I admire you". Some netizens joked: "China is attacking Russia?" "China is going to infiltrate it, right?"

The military fan site "World Special Forces and Military Weapons Database" also shared the photo, stating that the Ukrainian Armed Forces officially established the "Asian Volunteer Legion" (AVC) in July 2026, aiming to bring together volunteers from Asia, including Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, to fight together in the same unit. Their posts were published in Chinese, English and Japanese, clearly recruiting all combat and non-combatant personnel.

Fanzhuan pointed out that the international corps that used to accept foreign volunteers was disbanded and then transferred to general commandos. The system was in chaos overnight. Later, senior officials considered it a strategic mistake. The establishment of this legion is obviously to revise the strategy and enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops. Fanzhuan also compiled community information and found that the contract is signed every six months, with a monthly salary of approximately US$6,500 to US$10,000.

Fanzhuan said that although the salary seems high, the cost is high, including the fact that the Russian army has always tried foreign volunteers as "mercenaries", refused to treat prisoners of war, and even executed them on the spot. And these people will face difficulties and even prison sentences from various countries after returning to China. Some Koreans have been sentenced for going to Ukraine. Obviously, the purpose of these warriors going to the front line is not money. Fan Zhuan pointed out that many people must sincerely admire these Taiwanese warriors when they see our country's national flags juxtaposed. However, while China's diplomatic war is in Russia, there are still a group of people who choose to stand on the other side with guns.