Irina graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at BSU and in recent years ran a small business selling flowers and making souvenirs. She was arrested on January 12, 2021, along with Andrey Alexandrov. Irina was accused of "financing protest activity" and paying fines to protest participants. She was convicted of "treason" and "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.
On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
