The war entered Olena’s life back in 2014. Back then, she left Donetsk for what seemed like a few months. But 10 years have passed, and Olena still dreams of returning.

Her children are growing up in Dnipro to the sound of sirens and explosions. Even though they go to kindergarten, they already know what a missile threat is.

Olena says that the most terrifying night of the past two years was the evening when up to 10 explosions occurred in Dnipro in a row. It seemed that the enemy had decided to destroy the city, just as it had destroyed Mariupol.