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Natalia Afanasyeva

"We live in rented apartments with three children"

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I endure with three children, denying myself of everything. We have no other income apart from social benefits. Two and a half years ago, I lost my husband - he was shot in our village. The person who did it was never found, and the investigation is still ongoing.

I was pregnant with my daughter at the time. She gave birth two months after her husband's death. Daughter Liuba does not remember her father.

We live in rented apartments with three children

Аnd her brothers – Tolya and Seryozha – are still grieving over the loss. Senior Tolya is now the main support for me. He is eight years old, but he already knows how to do a lot of things on his own.

We live in rented apartments with three children

We were also left homeless. Our house was on the edge of the village and often came under fire. I had to take the children from that place. Now we live in rented apartments. I don't know what to feed the children for, half the village is out of work. When Liuba starts a kindergarten, I will look for a job and think about having a housing away from the war.

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