Halyna lived a normal peaceful life, making plans, taking care of her home and family. But on February 24, 2022, everything changed. That morning, she received a phone call from her mother of the son-in-law, who stunned her with the words: “It’s war. Switch on the TV”. Halyna saw Kyiv and Uman being bombed and realised that this was a terrible reality. She and her family were hiding from the shelling, covering her young grandchildren with pillows so that they could hear the explosions less.