Olena Zelenska

2022 - 3 - 9

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Ukraine's First lady Olena Zelenska condemns Russian mass ... (Daily Mail)

On International Woman's Day, Zelenska released her thoughts in an open letter posted on the president of Ukraine's website. She conjured up images of ...

Highlighting the civilian casualties, Zelenska, 44, named three children who had died in the bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Highlighting the civilian casualties, Olena (left with her husband in 2019), 44, named three children who had died in the bombardment of Ukrainian cities Ukraine's First lady Olena Zelenska condemns Russian mass murder and says 'our women and children now live in bomb shelters' in passionate statement calling for the world's support

Who is Olena Zelenska? How Volodymyr Zelensky's wife went from ... (iNews)

Olena Zelenska, born Kiyashko, studied architecture at university and pursued a career in writing before she became Ukraine's first lady.

We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost,” he said. “We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets. She appeared on the cover of Vogue in November that year, and spoke about the initiative in an interview.

Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady, says Russia is waging mass ... (NPR)

Zelenska wrote out what she calls "my testimony from Ukraine" after being flooded with requests for interviews in the two weeks since Russia invaded her ...

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Ukraine's first lady, decrying deaths of children amid Russia's ... (The Washington Post)

When Russia says that it is 'not waging war against civilians,' I call out the names of these murdered children first,” Zelenska wrote.

“Look into the eyes of these tired women and children who carry with them the pain and heartache of leaving loved ones and life as they knew it behind. For security reasons, the location of Zelenska and the couple’s children has not been publicly disclosed. The invasion has driven more than 2 million people out of the country, the United Nations said Tuesday, and the crisis has stunned humanitarian workers with its scale and speed.

Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's First Lady, Condemns Russia's Invasion (The New York Times)

Olena Zelenska says in a letter that Russian forces are engaged in the “mass murder of civilians” and reiterates her husband's call for a no-fly zone.

“This is a war in Europe, close to the E.U. borders. His turn from comedian to president thrust her into a new life — and new danger. But now, Russian military forces were engaged in the “mass murder of civilians.” “The war in Ukraine is not a war ‘somewhere out there,’” she wrote in her letter, which was addressed to international media. Our country was peaceful; our cities, towns and villages were full of life,” she wrote. But on Tuesday evening, she emerged into the media spotlight, sending an open letter that she said was her “testimony” from Ukraine.

Olena Zelenska: Ukraine's first lady emerges as a staunch defender ... (CNN)

Unity towards love for Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!" As her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, has emerged as the face of Ukrainian defiance of the Russian ...

No aggressor in the world can prevent them from winning the battle against the disease!" Her biography on the site says she then majored in architecture at the Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute, graduating in 2000. I realized how everything would change, and what difficulties we would have to face." The whereabouts of his wife and two children are secret, for security reasons. His family, he said, was the second target. Unity towards love for Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!"

Olena Zelenska: Ukraine's first lady rallies her two million Instagram ... (Sky News)

Her powerful posts urging Ukrainians not to give up and highlighting the devastating toll on civilians, particularly children, have got hundreds of ...

Her husband and children tested negative. I realised how everything would change, and what difficulties we would have to face," she told Ukrainian Vogue in 2019. "But I found reasons for myself in favour of publicity. It's not in my character," she told Vogue. However, her husband said at the weekend his family was still in the country - and she indicates this in her letter which she calls "my testimony from Ukraine". "The way you dress and the way your present yourself, not only speaks for you, but for your country and what you are trying to accomplish," she told the Diplomatic Courier.