Anastasiia was born and lived in Sevastopol for a long time. After the occupation of Crimea, she cut ties with those who remained there and who supported russia’s aggressive policy. During the first month of the full-scale invasion, Anastasiia and her two daughters lived in the basement of an ordinary Kyiv apartment block. They were terrified. In 2025, they are no less scared because of the massive air strikes.