In early March 2022, fighting with the Russian army continued on the outskirts of the village of Lukashivka. The AFU had to retreat because the forces were unequal.On March 9, shells hit the house of Tamara Kryvopala.

A fire broke out. The owners barely managed to save the animals. The woman's entire family was hiding in the basement. Three grandchildren, and the youngest of them was only a few days old. Her daughter-in-law lost her milk due to shock. In order to get some cow's milk, Tamara had to go out into the streets of the village secretly, bypassing Russian posts.