aiThe full-scale war has radically changed the life of every Ukrainian. Even now, a year later, it is difficult to describe the whole range of emotions...

aiSpooky morning of February 24 in Kyiv. I was very scared. My cat kept running away and stubbornly would not get in the carrier. We went to the suburbs to my friends who were going to shelter my sister and me. I was not ready for everything that was happening.

aiUntil 12 o'clock, we were shopping for supplies with the father of a friend. Just as everything was being unloaded from the car, an enemy rotorcraft flew over us. In an hour we saw a lot of them - it was a Russian landing party heading to the airfield in Gostomel.

aiWe spent several nights in the cellar, sometimes hiding there during the day as well. We heard explosions. Hailstones flew above us. And I naively believed that in a few days everything would end like a terrible dream.

aiThen - evacuation, fear, despair and unknown. My friends, their children, and I stayed in an apartment in Transcarpathia where a colleague of the girls sheltered us. We had no idea how long we would be there. My mother would occasionally get in touch. Thank heavens for the picturesque nature of the area and local support. They were invaluable to us.

aiAfter 3 weeks, we received good news from home - Kyiv region was liberated. And then shocking facts about the atrocities of the enemy in Bucha, Irpen, and Borodyanka began to be revealed. For us it was difficult. But those who found themselves in the occupation had it a thousand times worse. Compared to them, in fact, I did not see the real war.

aiWe returned home at the end of April. It was scary, but we adapted to new realities. Rocket attacks on the entire territory of Ukraine continue to this day, and experts do not rule out the possibility of a second attack on Kyiv region from the north.