Nadezhda Viktorovna Belova is the current head of Hyperborea and a former Red Army captain. She is cold, reserved and calculating, but also very down-to-earth, considerate and cares a lot for her men.

During the war she was respected by her men for her smart tactical decisions, but was often held back by military bureaucracy and incompetent leadership. When she was wounded and lost her arm she was discharged and received minimal honours after the war ended.

She became head of a mining company to offer jobs to other forgotten war veterans like her. When the government funding stopped, she was approached by Catherine with an offer to buy out her mining facility and become head of Catherine's company Hyperborea instead.

Nadezhda's personal assistant and right hand is Masha, a hyperactive workaholic. She respects her employee Ivan for his honesty and professionalism. During the war she was the commander of Ivan's parents and has a lot of respect for them. She also has a soft spot for Sasha, Ivan's loopy childhood friend.