When the full-scale war reached Antonina’s home, she went through real hell. russian equipment, tanks, and armored personnel carriers occupied every yard on her street, leaving behind destruction and chaos. Antonina, together with her family, hid from shelling in a damp cellar. The occupiers dug trenches right in her garden. Shells hit the yards, destroying fences and buildings. One of the shells set Antonina’s house on fire! Left without her home and her beloved garden, she still found the strength to go on living.