Volodymyr lost his house during the invasion. It was completely destroyed by a tank shot in the village of Ozershchyna, Kyiv region. Fortunately, at that moment the man had already evacuated his family from the combat zone. The decision to leave was made on March 5, when it became clear that russian troops had already occupied the neighboring village. At that time, together with their neighbors, the Vashulenko family united and set off practically at random in search of a safe place. They were lucky to join a large convoy of refugees. And that is how they reached the Ukrainian checkpoints.