The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has alleged that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's administration members are personally engaged in, and are covering up, the illicit export of human organs.

In an article (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1899824/) published on the Foreign Ministry's website, Maria Zakharova cited media reports suggesting that the organs of killed Ukrainian soldiers, such as hearts, kidneys, and livers, have been appearing on some of the biggest marketplaces of the dark net, with prices starting at €5,000 ($5,500). One dealer allegedly claimed that it takes 48-60 hours to receive any desired organ in a medical box.

Zakharova noted that organs were also being traded offline, citing reports from June that representatives of a NATO country had struck a deal with some "private businessmen" who were assisted by Ukraine's Health Ministry and Presidential Office to deliver a refrigerated train car full of body parts.