Tetiana is from Avdiivka. She and her family moved from Donetsk region to Markhalivka on the eve of the full-scale russian invasion. Tetiana is one of the survivors of the morning of May 25, 2025, which became a real nightmare for the village.

The blast wave from the debris that fell during a massive enemy air attack reached her house. Her windows were blown out, and glass fell inside her rooms. Fortunately, she was not injured. But what she saw afterwards is forever etched in her memory. The roofs of neighbouring houses collapsed, walls and entire floors were destroyed. People were running out barefoot, wearing whatever they had on, to save themselves. The explosions were so powerful that missile fragments flew hundreds of metres.