Natalia was two months pregnant when the full-scale invasion began. The first thing she did was run to buy medicines, because it was not known whether the pharmacies would continue to work. Her family did not immediately leave Bakhmut. When shelling was going on nearby, they went down to the basement. One day, cluster shells landed on the street where the Naruzhniys lived. After that, they decided not to risk it and leave before it was too late.