Svetlana Yevgenivna formerly Milkovich and Fisher , was a main character of Shameless. Svetlana first appears when Terry Milkovich hires her to forcibly engage with his son, Mickey Milkovich , after catching Mickey with Ian Gallagher.
She later becomes pregnant, allegedly with Mickey's child, leading to their marriage. After Mickey's incarceration, Svetlana divorces him and marries Veronica Fisher to avoid deportation. This arrangement evolves into a polyamorous relationship with Veronica and her husband, Kevin Ball. Known for her resourcefulness and sharp wit, Svetlana becomes involved in various business ventures, including working at and eventually co-owning The Alibi Room. Her complex character development includes manipulative actions, such as tricking Kevin and Veronica into signing over the bar to her.
Svetlana's storyline concludes when she marries Rupert , an older wealthy man, after her relationship with Kevin and Veronica ends. Throughout the series, she is portrayed as a survivor who uses her intelligence and cunning to improve her circumstances. She is living in the Milkovich house. Annoyed at how little money she makes, Mickey makes an ill-conceived attempt to force her employer Sasha to pay her and the other prostitutes more money by orchestrating a strike in Strangers on a Train and There's The Rub.
This fails when Sasha simply replaces the women, leaving Mickey stuck with a bunch of angry, unemployed hookers. Terry is scornful when Mickey laments the situation, observing that he was wrong in thinking that Svetlana was worth more than she was already getting paid based on his personal experience, indicating that he has had sex with her himself.
When Terry is returned to jail for failing a drug test, and thus violating his probation, tensions between Svetlana and Mickey increase. Svetlana and the other prostitutes begin working out of the upstairs of the Alibi in Iron City , under much poorer conditions than they had previously been in. When Mickey gives Kev a gun after the Alibi gets robbed.
