Vladyslav spent almost two years under occupation. The Russians captured his native village on the first day of the invasion. When the total Russification began, there were big problems with education. Vlad managed to avoid studying at a Russian school for almost a year, but then he was forced to go there. The worst thing about the occupation, Vlad recalls, is the disempowerment in thoughts and actions. And the long separation from his mother. 

Vladyslav told his story of returning during the rest at the Blogger Camp. It was organised by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation in cooperation with the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.