Elina is an USF activist. She grew up in the city of Zaporizhzhia, where she graduated from high school. Since 2021, she has been studying at the College of Economics and Law of Zaporizhzhia National University, majoring in ‘Journalism, Publishing and Editing’. She joined the libertarian movement in the summer of 2023, when she entered the ‘Leadership Program’ in August. Since winter 2023, she has been actively engaged in volunteer work. She was a volunteer at the ‘Ukrainian Volunteer Service’ NGO.

‘Freedom is our key to success, personal and national. There is nothing more important to people than freedom. In all its manifestations. Whether it is freedom of speech, action, or thought. We have fought for it before and we are fighting for it now.’