Women in need

I live in Toretsk. 500 meters from my house is the first line of defense of our front. We have no water, electricity, or gas for a year. There are almost no people. We cook food on the fire in the yard. I have daughter and 3-year-old grandson.

The war took away my two eldest sons. One died on the battlefield. Another went missing while on a mission. I stayed with two preschoolers. I moved to the Ternopil region. I will not return to my native Sumy region.

I lived in Mariupol. I walked on crutches - I have a disability. In March 2022, a piece of shell flew into my apartment, I was badly injured. I was able to leave after a month. I am blind in one eye. I need joint surgery.

I live in Marganecj. We are shelled almost every day. I have a 3-year-old daughter. She is my only family. We do not have kindergartens, there is no work at all.

I live between Toretsk and Bakhmut, on the front line. I am all alone. My husband died, my sons died. I am insulin dependent. It is very difficult for me alone. But this is my home and I have pets.

My daughter and I left Ruska Lozov in Kharkiv region a few days before our house was directly hit. The house was completely destroyed. In January 2023, my husband, the father of the child, went missing. He fought under Bakhmut. Good people sheltered us.