I became an orphan during the armed hostilities that took place in Sloviansk. Fleeing the attacks, my family tried to leave the city. The car that my parents, my grandmother and I were in was hit by a mine. Only I survived, but I wounded my legs badly.
After that, I walked on crutches for a long time. It was hard. She was treated for a long time in Lithuania. Then she completed a rehabilitation program in Ukraine. Physical and emotional rehabilitation, restorative treatment.
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