Illia is a creative activist of the USF. He was born and raised in Vinnytsia, where he graduated from school #22 in 2020. During the last two years of studying there, Ilia held the position of President of the student self-government of his school. He was also a member of the Children’s Advisory Council under the mayor, a member of MBI (Youth Bank of Initiatives), and the Head of the city youth association «Leader». In 2020, Illia won «Leader of the Year» and «Face of Vinnytsia». The same year, he entered KNU, named after T.G. Shevchenko, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in «System Analysis». Illia is quite actively involved in public life. During his student years, he was actively engaged in the work of the (ESN) Erasmus Student Network, was the chairman of the Electoral Commission of students of his faculty, was the IT company Soft Serve ambassador, and joined FRI camps as a participant. Currently, Illia is the director of the MASCOT (volunteer English-language summer camp for teenagers), works as a mathematics teacher at the Kyiv International Lyceum «Study Academy High School», and participates in various educational events, including from the USF.

«In short, USF is about Freedom, community, and changemakers. Freedom is not about unlimited permissiveness but the ability to make one’s own choice and take responsibility for it. It’s about a community of intelligent, purposeful, and hardworking people, each with expertise and whom you will always listen to with delight and interest. It is about change-making young people who build themselves and the communities around them, join in change-making activities, and show by their example that Freedom is the principal value of the Ukrainian nation».