The singer Jamala left Kyiv with her family on February 24, 2022, when they could already hear the shelling. They stayed in a shelter with their children during the day and decided to leave in the evening. Like millions of Ukrainians, the singer spent several days traveling to the west of Ukraine and then crossed the border on foot.

During the war, Jamala performs actively at European stages to make the whole world aware of the cruelty of the Russian invaders.