In February 2022, Tetiana was in Kherson — she had come in April 2021 to help her daughter with her granddaughter. Kherson quickly fell under russian occupation. On March 25, the family tried to leave for the first time, but they were turned back. On the second attempt, Tetiana, her daughter, granddaughter, and several acquaintances were finally able to get out through the checkpoints. Life under occupation was difficult: hours-long lines for bread, constant waiting, hoping that “any moment now, things will get better.”