Who is Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wife Olena Zelenska?
OLENA Zelenska is a screenwriter and the wife of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The first lady of Ukraine used her position to improve the state of nutrition in the country’s schools before Russia invaded in February 2022.
Who is Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife Olena Zelenska?
Olena Zelenska was born on February 5, 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, the seventh most populous city in Ukraine.
She went on to study architecture at the city’s university in the Faculty of Civil Engineering.
Zelenska ended up writing texts for Kvartal 95, a government-owned television production company, and went on to become a writer.
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She became the first lady of Ukraine on May 20, 2019, and on November 18 that year she appeared on the cover of the country’s edition of Vogue.
In an interview with the magazine, she said she wanted to improve nutrition in the country’s schools.
She helped develop a new school menu with chef Klopotenko.
The reforms, which included new food standards as well as providing extra resources, were passed by the country's Cabinet of Ministers in September 2021.
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On October 2, 2022, she will appear on 60 Minutes, where she will be interviewed by Scott Pelley about the atrocities her country has suffered as a result of Russia's invasion.
When did Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska get married?
Zelenska and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were schoolmates but were not acquainted at the time.
They became acquainted while she was studying at university.
Their relationship developed gradually and dated for eight years before getting married on September 6, 2003.
How many children does Volodymyr Zelenskyy have?
The couple has two - a boy and a girl.
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Their daughter Oleksandra was born on July 15, 2004.
A son, Kyrylo, was born on January 21, 2013.