I lived in Izyum,Kharkiv region, with my 5-year-old daughter and grandfather. We had our ownhouse. Two weeks before the war, my child and I left our hometown. The war caught us in Kharkiv. From there we fled to Zakarpattia region. We lived there for 8 months.

Grandfather stayed at home in Izyum. Our city was under occupation. On May 17, 2022, my grandfather died at home - a shell flew into our house. Neighbors tried to helphim, but he was bleeding. Neighbors buried the grandfather in the infamous cemetery in Izyum. In December 2022, we returned to the Kharkiv region. Grandfather's body was exhumed, I went to interrogations and identification. In January 2023, I was allowed to bury the body.

My daughter and I were left without any relatives. The child's father has disappeared since the beginning of the war, I don't know where he is. It's hard to live in Izyum -not much works, our house is damaged. My daughter and I settled in Kharkiv in asocial dormitory. Before the war, I worked as a saleswoman. Now I can't go towork, because the kindergartens are closed and there is no one to leave the child with.