‘We are fighting for our lives’: Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska spoke at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday about the horrors faced by Ukrainians amid the Russian invasion and her hope for the future.

« We are fighting for our lives, » she told the audience at an event organized by the German women’s magazine Brigitte.

There were Russian airstrikes in Kyiv again on Saturday, she noted, saying she could not help but be concerned for her two children.

« Our planning horizon is maybe a day or two – we don’t know what tomorrow is or the day after tomorrow, » she said.

At the same time, Zelenska…