Viktoriia Makarchuk is a cook from Marianivka. When the full-scale invasion began, she went abroad with her three-year-old daughter — her husband insisted. But after three months, she returned. She says she couldn’t stay away when a volunteer hub had already started operating in the village: the women baked, packed, and collected aid for the front. Viktoriia joined them from the very first days.

Her husband was seriously wounded at the front. After treatment, he returned to service. “Almost every other woman here has a son, husband, or father at war. But we’re not just holding on. We believe this is for the sake of the future,” says Viktoriia.