She was taken prisoner as a sniper. At a russian checkpoint, the invaders found several cartridge cases from her husband’s hunting rifle in Liudmyla’s car. They kept her handcuffed in the cold and in the dark, bullied her, and exerted psychological pressure. Their brains are washed, and Liudmyla saw it for herself. The russians said, “If we had not attacked you, you would have attacked us and killed our children.”