My family and Ilived in Toretsk, Donetsk region. My husband worked as a miner at the «Tsentralna» mine. I did household chores. We have a 12-year-old son and a 5-year-olddaughter. Our town is inthe Bakhmut district, not far from us was Horlivka, that already occupied. We have been used to explosions and shelling since 2014. Therefore, when the greatwar began in February 2022, we did not leave our town immediately.

On March 11, 2022, the massive bombing of the town began. Mychildren and I hid in the basement. My husband did not want to hide. Our house was directly hit by an aerial bomb. My husband collapsed, but he was still alive. My children and I got out of the basement. The children were standing inthe yard. Fighter planes were circling above us. I ran to the ruins of the house to save my husband. He was wounded, but he was talking. I had no one tocall for help - all the neighbors needed it then. A fire broke out half an hour later. I started to suffocate. I never got my husband out.

Three days later, my children and I left our hometown. We had nothing with us - everything burnedin the ruins of the house. My children and I came to Ternopil and still livehere. I also took my old mother from the Donetsk region, she needs care.