I live in thecity of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. It is very close to the front line.Before the war, I worked as a saleswoman in a store. With the beginning of thewar, the shop was closed. Almost all shops in the city are closed. Only twowork. Food is very expensive there. Even the post office hardly works. There issimply nowhere for people to work.

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Enemies shoot atus every day. Three schools were bombed. My daughter has no place to studyanymore. I have three children - an 18-year-old son, a 17-year-old son and a7-year-old girl. Before the war, the father of the older sons helped thechildren. Now he is also unemployed.

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Before the war,the eldest son studied in Mariupol to become a policeman. With the beginning ofthe war, he returned to Kostyantynivka. He cannot continue his studies in othercities - we can no longer help him financially. The middle son studied at aschool to become a cook. Now everything is closed. Once a month we are givenhumanitarian help - a small food kit.

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We are notleaving our city. I have old sick parents here. I can't leave them. When you goto another city, you need to have some money, at least for the first time, butwe don't have money. We have our own flat here. And in general, this is ourhome. We don't want to leave our home.