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The Russian invasion of Ukraine

has brought to the forefront of world news a beautiful 44-year-old woman,

,

film writer by profession, who is

, Volodimir Zelensky.

"According to our information, the enemy marked me as target number one.

They are after us," the president said in a dramatic message to the nation after Putin's attack.

"It is said that I left Kiev, but

revealed Zelensky from the

where he has been hiding with his wife and

, Aleksandra, 17, and Kiril, 9, to protect your life.

Meanwhile, a Russian "death squad" made up of soldiers who had been given photos and a detailed description of their target,

the capital looking for high-ranking Ukrainian officials to execute.

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Volodimir and Olena form one of the

the Eastern countries: they are the same age, 44 years old, they were born in Kryvyi Rih, the eighth most populous city in Ukraine, and

as they were schoolmates.

However, it would not be until they began their university studies, he as a lawyer and she as an architect, when a

chemistry,

and after

they said "yes, I do" on September 6, 2003. Their first-born, Aleksandra, came into the world in 2004 and in 2013 the boy, Kiril, did.

Olena did not hesitate to support her partner in the 365-degree turn that Volodimir gave to his existence, when he parked his legal profession to become

founding in the year of his marriage the

where his wife began to work as a screenwriter.

The current president rose to fame after producing and starring in the political satire

from 2015 to 2019 , as the political party he founded would also later be called, where paradoxically he

who won the elections after becoming a star of the networks social.

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When Zelensky again decided to turn his life around to pursue politics, this time Olena was more reluctant.

"She was

acknowledged the first lady, who

electoral campaign, although she did accompany him when she was sworn in as president in May 2019 after sweeping the elections. .

"He was very motivated, people sent him messages constantly and

she said resignedly.

From there, the Ukrainian first lady has focused on

against domestic violence and especially for healthy eating in children, promoting the

in Ukrainian schools under the protection of the United Nations.

She is also considered a

appearing on the cover of Ukrainian

and participating in a UN forum on sustainable clothing.

All this has made her an

, since she has nearly

on her Instagram and she is one of the most renowned women in her country, to the point that in 2019

included her in the list of the hundred most influential Ukrainians.

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His latest messages on the networks from the secret bunker where he hides with his family have moved the world.

"My dear people, Ukrainians. I am

my children look at me, I am with them and with you, and next to my husband," Olena posted on her Instagram with a photo next to the Ukrainian flag.

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