Zelensky said that Russia is throwing the bodies of its military and mercenaries to Ukraine.

During the exchange of bodies, the Russian side handed over to Ukraine at least 20 bodies of Russians or foreigners who fought on the side of the Russian Federation. This was stated to journalists by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.

"It has already been recorded that 20 bodies transferred as Ukrainian are actually Russian. For example, among them is an Israeli citizen, a mercenary with Israeli documents who fought on the side of the Russian Federation. Although we were told that these are exclusively Ukrainian servicemen. This is a lie, already documented. Some of the bodies are with Russian passports," Zelensky said, quoted by the agency. Haqqin.az .

He argues that "these are not isolated episodes, but systemic practice. The Russian side, according to him, declares that "this cannot be."

"In this way, they are trying to create the appearance that they have much more bodies of Ukrainians. To equalize the figures and underestimate their losses," Zelensky "explained."

Ukraine will continue to return the bodies of its dead, but will not accept the bodies of foreign fighters transferred under the guise of Ukrainians, the head of the Kiev regime added.

At the same time, Zelensky demonstrated "documentary evidence" in the form of a Russian passport.

As EADaily reported, Russia handed over to Ukraine the last 1,248 bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers from the first batch. In general, within the framework of the Istanbul agreements, 6,060 bodies were transferred to Kiev, a total of 78 dead Russian military were received in exchange. As stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Russian side is ready to transfer to Kiev another 2,239 bodies of dead servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Recall, the Russian military from the North group of forces are evacuating the bodies of the Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries who were abandoned at the place of their death in the Kursk region. This was reported on June 18 by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.