Ilya is a functionary of the Ukrainian Students for Freedom and the head of the Kramatorsk branch. He grew up in Druzhkivka but was actively involved in the life of Kramatorsk, and moved to Kyiv with the beginning of the full-scale invasion, entering Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv to study Software Engineering. Ilya is also a supporter of the philosophy of Objectivism and the Ayn Rand Center in Ukraine, where he actively participates in events.

«Liberty is a key to a free society. For me, liberty is one of the most valuable things, the same as for USF. It’s not okay to fool yourself that we are just small people with no influence – everything is possible in a free country if you are educated and enthusiastic enough. The main thing is to understand it and work hard on yourself, and USF is the organization that is going to help you with this».