Russia has been ousted from the UNESCO Executive Board, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

"For the first time in history, Russia has been ousted from the UNESCO Executive Board," Zelenskyy said on the X social network.

According to the president, Russian terrorists have no place at the head of significant international organizations. "The era of Russian influence is over, and rightly so: Russian terrorists have no place at the head of significant international bodies. Russia’s international role will only continue to weaken," he said.