On 9 October 2020, Ellina was detained under the administrative article on violating the procedure for holding mass events.
On 19 January 2022, Ellina was detained again for taking part in the 2020 protests, and 10 days later she was released pending trial on a written undertaking not to leave.
In April 2022, she was found guilty on two counts in a criminal case opened under the article "Organisation and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
