Together with her, the UAE Government Minister Reem Al Hashimi also visited the foster family.
“Their calm life was cut short on the morning of February 24, when Russian troops invaded their native Zaporozhye region. Alla and Alexander survived the occupation and were forced to leave the house, fleeing with their children,” Zelenskaya told the story of the family. “They were able to preserve the main thing – the unity of their large family.”
According to the wife of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, the family has been living in a new house for more than a year, which was built by her Foundation with the support of the UAE.
“There is real home comfort in the Yaroslavtsevs’ house – children’s laughter, conversations about the future and dreams. Everything that creates a feeling of home and family nearby,” Zelenskaya shared her impressions of the visit.
The fan page of the First Lady of Ukraine also posted a video in which the First Lady of Ukraine is captured with one of the pets of the Yaroslavtsev family – a ginger cat. Posing in the frame, Zelenskaya stroked the animal. At the same time, the cat looked slightly amazed and a little alarmed.
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The Zelenskaya Foundation has built 17 houses for foster families who were left homeless due to the full-scale war. The UAE has financed the construction of 10 more houses in 2025.
