--- title: "\"She has ceased to exist for me\": Olesya Zhurakovskaya on breaking ties with Irina Gorbacheva" description: "Ukrainian actress Olesya Zhurakovskaya stated on \"Naodyntsi z glamurom\" that after Irina Gorbacheva's interview refusing to condemn Russia's policy, she completely broke off communication with her: \"she has ceased to exist for me.\"" date: 2026-10-17T13:53:26.836Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/zhurakovskaya-on-breaking-ties-with-gorbacheva tags: [ukrainian-actress, irina-gorbacheva, olesya-zhurakovskaya, russia-ukraine-war, entertainment, celebrity] author: "Inna Kinsheva, Darya Fomina" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "She has ceased to exist for me": Olesya Zhurakovskaya on breaking ties with Irina Gorbacheva ![Ukrainian actress Olesya Zhurakovskaya and another woman against a neutral background during an interview](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/17/zhurakovskaya-o-razryve-s-gorbachevoy/zhurakovskaya-o-razryve-s-gorbachevoy-1.webp) ## Key Points - Olesya Zhurakovskaya stated that after Irina Gorbacheva's interview, she completely stopped communicating with her and stopped following her work - Irina Gorbacheva stated in a January 2024 interview with Madonna Mur that she does not want to dissociate herself from the Russian state - Gorbacheva was born in the Donetsk region, grew up in Mariupol, but has lived in Russia since the age of nine - Gorbacheva's ex-husband, musician Anton Savlepov, confirmed that the divorce was partly related to diverging views on the war Ukrainian actress Olesya Zhurakovskaya, appearing on the entertainment project "Naodyntsi z glamurom", spoke candidly about severing ties with her former friend Irina Gorbacheva, a theater and film actress of Ukrainian origin who returned to Russia after the start of the full-scale war and publicly refused to condemn her state's actions. According to Zhurakovskaya, her colleague's stance was a "real blow" to her, after which she completely stopped communicating and lost interest in Gorbacheva's life. The conversation took place as part of a program broadcast by the entertainment project Styler from RBC-Ukraine. ### From close circle to complete severance Zhurakovskaya emphasized that for a long time she considered Gorbacheva a close person and a conscious individual. However, after Gorbacheva gave an interview in January 2024 to Madonna Mur's YouTube channel, stating that she did not want to dissociate herself from the Russian state, relations between the two artists were finally severed. "For me, it was a blow because I thought she was a different person. But I can say that for a long time, probably since that interview when I heard that she does not condemn her country's policy, I no longer know such a person. I don't follow her work or her personal life, I don't know such a person, she has ceased to exist for me," Zhurakovskaya stated in a conversation with host Anna Sevastyanova. ### Biography and career: from Mariupol to Russian cinema Irina Gorbacheva was born on April 10, 1988, in the urban-type settlement of Zhdanivka in the Donetsk region, and spent her childhood in Mariupol. At the age of nine, her family moved to the Moscow region, where the actress grew up and built her career. Gorbacheva gained wide recognition thanks to roles in projects such as the films "Arrhythmia" and "I Am Losing Weight", the TV series "Chiki", and the animated film "The Bremen Town Musicians", where she voiced the Cat. Despite her Ukrainian roots, after the start of the full-scale invasion she returned to Moscow and resumed her work in Russian cinema. ### The interview that changed everything In January 2024, Gorbacheva appeared in Madonna Mur's interview, explaining why she decided to stay in Russia. The actress stated: "I am part of my state, I am part of my country, I am part of any process taking place in my country. I choose to be here, to live here." In the same conversation, she admitted that due to her public stance, she lost about 95% of her friends, who turned away from her for refusing to condemn what is happening. Gorbacheva also mentioned that she helped people she called refugees from the so-called DPR and LPR, as well as from Kyiv and Mariupol, while failing to express any condemnation of the full-scale invasion. ### Personal life: marriage to Savlepov and divorce Gorbacheva's personal life was also closely tied to Ukraine. In July 2021, she married Ukrainian musician Anton Savlepov, a member of the Quest Pistols band. After the wedding, the couple lived in Kyiv, but after the start of the full-scale war, their political views diverged. In 2023, it became known that the couple had divorced. Savlepov later confirmed that they found themselves on opposite sides regarding their views on the war, but emphasized that politics was only one of the factors, and they officially separated for other reasons. ### Reaction of the Ukrainian audience Gorbacheva's public statements caused a wave of indignation in Ukrainian society and led to a break with part of her former circle. The history of the relationship between Zhurakovskaya and Gorbacheva has become a striking example of how the full-scale war has reformatted personal and professional connections in Ukrainian show business, dividing people who considered themselves close before 2022 into those who condemn aggression and those who support it or remain silent. ## Fact-Check & Sources - ["Перестала существовать": Олеся Жураковская про актрису украинского происхождения Ирину Горбачеву, которая поддержала РФ](https://styler.rbc.ua/ukr/people/perestala-isnuvati-olesya-zhurakivska-aktorku-1792221363.html) - Primary source: full text of Zhurakovskaya's interview, Gorbacheva's biography, details of her marriage to Savlepov, quote from Madonna Mur's interview. - [Олеся Жураковская разнесла бывшую подругу-актрису из Мариуполя, которая стала путинисткой и ...](https://tsn.ua/ru/glamur/olesya-zhurakovskaya-raznesla-byvshuyu-podrugu-aktrisu-iz-mariupolya-kotoraya-stala-putinistkoy-i-podderzhivaet-rf-3189347.html) - Confirms key quotes by Zhurakovskaya and the fact of the breakup. Matches the primary source on all facts. ## FAQ ### Why did Olesya Zhurakovskaya sever relations with Irina Gorbacheva? Zhurakovskaya explained that after Gorbacheva's interview, in which she stated she does not condemn her state's policy, it was a "blow" to her. The actress completely stopped communicating and stopped following Gorbacheva's creative and personal life. ### Who is Irina Gorbacheva? Irina Gorbacheva is a theater and film actress of Ukrainian origin born in 1988 in the Donetsk region. She is known for her roles in the films "Arrhythmia", "I Am Losing Weight", the series "Chiki", and the animated film "The Bremen Town Musicians". She has lived in Russia since the age of nine. ### What exactly did Gorbacheva say in her interview with Madonna Mur? In January 2024, Gorbacheva stated: "I am part of my state, I am part of my country, I am part of any process taking place in my country. I choose to be here, to live here." She also admitted that she lost about 95% of her friends because of her stance. ### How is Gorbacheva's personal life connected to Ukraine? In 2021, Gorbacheva married Ukrainian musician Anton Savlepov (Quest Pistols) and lived in Kyiv. In 2023, the couple divorced; Savlepov confirmed that differing views on the war were one of the factors in the breakup.