"Exclusive from Chinese Embassy in Ukraine: ‘Chinese students killed in Kharkiv school’ fake news"

"After verifying with the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine told the Global Times exclusively

that previous media reports that said two Chinese students in the academy were killed in their dormitory by Russian bombing

were false.

Some media outlets including those holding a longstanding anti-China stance like Radio Free Asia and the Epoch Times, citing

Ukrainian local media Obozrevatel, reported that the Russian army opened fire and killed 13 students in the academy, including

four Chinese students, two of whom were Jin Tianhao and Li Zhi.

However, after verifying with the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine told the Global Times on

Friday that there were no Chinese students named Jin Tianhao or Li Zhi in the institute."

"As far as we know, only one Chinese national has been injured during the Ukrainian crisis. He was shot on his way from

Kiev to Lviv amid the Russia-Ukraine confrontations, but was treated timely and has been discharged from the hospital,

the embassy said, noting that it is trying to help him return to China."

"There are about 2,700 Chinese students in Ukraine that need to be evacuated, but time is limited and the situation is

complicated, the spokesperson said."