Natalia left Avdiivka in 2014 for nine months. But then she returned. They repaired the house and continued living. However, with the start of the full-scale invasion, the Russians began to systematically shell residential sectors. Natalia saw an enemy plane shooting at her husband's car, which was supposed to pick her up. As a result, her husband survived, but one entrance to the house was destroyed. When half of her neighbour's head was blown off during the shelling, Natalia and her husband left Avdiivka.