Nataliia has known what war is like since 2014. She was a member of the village council and actively helped displaced people from the Luhansk region who fled the fighting. Together with her colleagues, she searched for temporary housing for people and supported them. Nataliia tried to organise the work of her administration in the face of uncertainty and danger. She did not change her pro-Ukrainian stance during the occupation, when she set up a humanitarian headquarters and helped people arriving from the occupied territories. Due to the danger to herself and her family, she nevertheless decided to evacuate.