The 44-year-old screenwriter, who appeared on the cover of Vogue Ukraine in 2019, spoke again to the magazine about what life has been like since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than five weeks ago. He recalled the beginning of the invasion, in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 25, and described how he woke up “because of a” clasp “. “I did not immediately understand that it was an explosion,” he said. “I did not understand what it could be. “My husband was not in bed.” Zelenska said she got up to see Zelenski, whom she married in 2003, already dressed “in a suit as usual”, but added that this would be the last time she saw him in a white shirt and jacket. “It simply came to our notice then [clothing], “he said.” ‘It started.’ That’s all he said. “ She said there was “confusion” but not panic, and Zelensky told her to “gather the necessary documents” while waiting for more details. The mother of two children – 17-year-old Alexandra and nine-year-old Kirilou – also revealed that the couple had already “discussed everything” with them. “The children are very honest and sincere. You can not hide anything from them. “Therefore, the best strategy is the truth,” he said. “We talk a lot, because to say what hurts, not to remain silent inside you – this is a proven psychological strategy. It works.” Zelenska recently wrote in the French newspaper Le Parisien thanking the first ladies of other countries and “all Europeans” who helped the Ukrainian refugees who left the war. The United Nations estimates that more than 10 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since the invasion, with 4.3 million moving to neighboring countries and 6.5 million displaced within the country. He wrote in March: “I want to thank all the Europeans who are now helping our people, giving them homes, feeding them, encouraging them; like us, you were not prepared to have so many injured people in your country. “But the way you reacted deserves a collective Nobel Peace Prize. Ukrainians are wonderful people and very grateful. “Our children will never forget what you have done for us.” Elsewhere in her interview with Vogue Ukraine, Zelenska highlighted the challenges Ukrainian women face in the midst of the invasion. She described the plight of women giving birth or raising children in bomb shelters, adding that women living in occupied cities faced “complete insecurity, a threat of violence”. “What is it like to live when you can not even wear your personal clothes? How to explain to a child why he does not sleep in his bed? “This is a test you will not wish on anyone.”
