kˈoʊvɐltʃˌʌk spˈɛnt hɜː skˈuːl dˈeɪz ɪn lˈɛnɪŋɡɹˌæd, wɪð sˌʌm pˈiəɹɪədz ʌv hɜː tʃˈaɪldhʊd ˈɔːlsoʊ spˈɛnt ɪn jˌɛɹəvˈæn ænd mˈɑːskoʊ.
Kovalchuk spent her school days in Leningrad, with some periods of her childhood also spent in Yerevan and Moscow.