Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, looks on during a TV address in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 6, 2020.Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP Olena Zelenska became First Lady of Ukraine on May 20, 2019. Born Olena Kiyashko, she was a writer for a series that starred her husband, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenska received international attention following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Olena Zelenska, 44, is the sixth First Lady of Ukraine — an honorary title she assumed on May 20, 2019, when her husband Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated as president.Known to keep a low profile, Zelenska was further propelled into the international spotlight shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.