I live in the city of Lozova, Kharkiv region. My children and I left home for six months atthe beginning of the Great War. Then we came back. In 2019, my husband and my father went to war.

My father died in March 2022 in a battle inthe Pologiv District of the Zaporizhia Region. My mother and I could not take his body away - the territory is occupied. He was buried by the head of the village and informed us about it - my father had documents with him, he was recognized. He is officially recognized as a war dead. But we did not receive compensation. The mother is still suing for compensation for the death of her husband, they lived together for more than 30 years. Dad was 52 years old.

My husband became the commander of a communications platoon. He fought under Bakhmut. He died in August 2023 in Donetsk region, something happened tothe car he was driving. The other soldiers survived. It is not yet clear whether it was shelling or a mine was hit. A criminal proceeding is underway, its conclusions are not yet available. He was 36 years old.

I used to do only housekeeping. Now I am learning to live without a husband, because now our children are my responsibility - a 12-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son. I went to cosmetology courses to get a profession. Help me get through this difficult time.