I lived with my family in the Zaporizhzhia region, in a village near Vasylivka. The same one, that became the "border" betwee noccupied and non-occupied territories. Our home is now in a gray area. Fighting is going on there. I don't know if our house is intact.

My husband was a professional soldier. He was still in the ATO. When the great war broke out, hewas the first to go. He fought in the 93 Kholodnyy Yar brigade. First Kharkiv region, then Donetsk region. He died in September 2022 near Bakhmut. He was carrying out a military task, and he and his brother were transporting a mortar. Enemies dropped a mine on them. They both died.

Me and my children- a 7-year-old son and a 1.3-year-olddaughter - first fled to Poland in March 2022. Then we returned to Ukraine and settled with relatives in Odesa. The husband's relatives live here. When tmy husband died, we took his body here and buried it in the Odesa region. So at least I can visit his grave. 7 months have passed since his death. We did not receive any compensation from the state. I can't go to workyet, my daughter is very young.