Andriy and his family left Svitlodarsk back in 2018. And in 2021, he bought an apartment in Irpin, on the border with Bucha. Three months later, Irpin was under occupation. Invaders entered Andrii’s residential complex from Bucha and started looting shops and apartments. russian attackers placed equipment in the yard and made themselves at home. On March 7, 14 people along with Andrii's family decided to leave the city. Under shelling, they managed to escape from Irpin.