Elena Zelenskaya spoke about the early days of the war/The Guardian
Elena Zelenskaya spoke about the security measures for their family in the early days of the full-scale war that Russia launched against Ukraine. The first lady explained how she could communicate with her husband.
The first lady told the relevant information to the British edition. This became known on the 115th day of the full-scale war that Russia launched against Ukraine.
Zelenskaya spoke about security measures in the first days of the war
Elena Zelenskaya said that in the first days of the war she was sometimes able to talk to her husband, but not with regular smartphones.
Security told her to leave all her electronics and not access any of her social networks, the report said .
Elena Zelenskaya herself remembered that the days were long and lonely. The first lady spent time helping her 9-year-old son Kirill with school work.
Also, Elena Zelenskaya tried to create a daily schedule to keep herself busy.
“I should have planned things for my watch like this and minutes to make sure that there is something to do and not get lost in your thoughts,” Zelenskaya explained.
The first lady recalled in a conversation that since the beginning of the war she had been in Ukraine with her children and regularly changed her place of residence. For the sake of security, she does not say exactly where she was.
Elena Zelenskaya also commented on the words of one of the addresses of President Volodymyr Zelensky: “According to the available intelligence, the enemy designated me as target No. 1, and my family as target No. 2 “. In particular, the woman explained that:
- she tries not to think about it, otherwise she will fall into paranoia;
- you can put pressure on the president through his family, but she would not want, for Volodymyr Zelensky to choose between his family and the duties of the president.
Elena Zelenskaya's preliminary statements
- In the same interview with The Guardian, Elena Zelenskaya recalled the start of a full-scale war that Russia launched against Ukraine. In particular, the first lady said that everything happened like in a computer game.
- Elena Zelenskaya remembered that she was standing on the first floor of the presidential villa and looking out the window – then a fighter jet flew by low, the sound was loud. Then she was not sure whether the plane was Ukrainian or Russian.
- It should be remembered that on June 7, First Lady Elena Zelenskaya gave an interview to the American ABC television channel. However, the conversation with journalists was interrupted by an air raid signal announced in Kyiv. This was seen by American viewers.
- Speaking on June 1 on Children's Day, Elena Zelenskaya burst into tears. It happened when she spoke about the innocent victims of Russian aggression. The first lady then said that Ukraine had lost 261 universes. That was the number of dead children then.
