aiI remember the events of April. In the news it said there is a possibility the Russians will go deep into the region from the direction of Kupyansk and Chuguyev. 

aiBuchi's horrors were revealed. I learned what the aggressor's army does with children. I found out that they cut out boys' genitals and raped little girls. I became so scared that I was ready to run away with my children on foot. To get away from these horrors.

aiI was so scared that I couldn't breathe. There were constant panic attacks. My husband decided to take us to relatives in the Poltava region. I was afraid to leave the country alone with my children. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to cope on my own.

aiOn the way to Poltava, I learned that a huge amount of equipment and military personnel had arrived in our village. They were preparing a line of defense, as I was told. My mother and grandmother stayed in our house, there in the village. I cried the whole way. I felt like I betrayed my mother. It's a terrible feeling, it hurts a lot. The next morning, my husband went to pick up my mother and grandmother.

aiWe left home 3 days before our daughter's birthday. She was waiting for friends to come to her party... the war destroyed all plans. The children were upset. My husband went home to look after the house. We all returned in a month when we realized that the Russian army had not reached our village. They were 20 km away from us.

aiStill, explosions were constant. My children, 3 and 7 years old, discussed among themselves that it was rockets exploding. It was surreal. It's scary and painful.