Meet Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady and Moscow's 'target No. 2'

Marielle DescalsotaMar 4, 2022, 16:01 IST

First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska visits the Latvian Museum of Occupation with her husband in Riga, Latvia, on October 16, 2019.Gints Ivuskans/AFP/Getty Images

Olena Zelenska is the first lady of Ukraine and the wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
She is a professional comedy writer, advocate, and mother of two children.

Olena Zelenska is the first lady of Ukraine and the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Olena Zelensky looks on during a TV address in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 6, 2020.Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP

Zelensky has described his family, including his wife, as "Moscow's target No. 2." In a video broadcast on February 28, he said he was Moscow's No. 1 target.

Olena Zelenska and her husband, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, cast their ballots in parliamentary elections on July 21, 2019 in Kiev, Ukraine.Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The couple has two children: Oleksandra, 17, and Kyrylo, 9.

Zelenska is a professional comedy writer, a role she has not given up even as Ukraine's first lady.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and his wife Olena Zelenska (R) arrive to lay the wreath on the monument at Mykhailivska Square within the 29th Independence Day celebrations at the Sofiyska Square in Kiev, Ukraine on August 24, 2020.PressOffice of Ukrainian Presidency/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Zelenska speaks "flawless" English, and is one of the country's most influential women, according to Tatler.

Zelenska has established herself as a fashion icon and champion of Ukrainian designers.

Military parade held as part of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence celebrations in Kiev, Ukraine, on August 24, 2021. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska also attended the event.Presidency of Ukraine/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Zelenska has been using social media to encourage her fellow Ukrainians to remain resilient during the war.

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