[1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's épée, and was defeated in the second round.

[2] She was also part of the Ukrainian women's épée team that finished in 8th place.

[3] She originally took up fencing in Ternopil, Ukraine, having moved there from Russia in the early 1990s.

[4] In March 2022, speaking of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she said her fellow athletes from Russia: "need to pick a side.

If they have a lot of followers on Instagram, they have to speak out and say that they are on the side of peace, and that their president is doing terrible things.