Liubov is from Svatove, Luhansk region. She returned to the city on February 23. She saw the horror of war. Shelling, dead people. The Russians seized Svatove on March 8, when, despite the protests of local residents, the occupiers seized the military registration and enlistment office, police and local government buildings. 

Liubov spent more than a year in the occupied territories, and only in May 2023 was she able to return to the territory controlled by Ukraine.