Elena Mustafina's son Ivan went to the NWO as a volunteer. In March 2023, he was seriously wounded while performing a combat mission and died of his wounds in hospital.

The woman divorced Ivan's biological father back in 1993. Since then, according to her, the man did not take part in the upbringing of his son and did not pay alimony. He did not even come to the funeral, but in court he proved that he was entitled to receive half of the due compensation.