“They took blankets with them to the basement and fell asleep there next to their mother”

Valentyna was 8 years old when she saw tanks in her hometown of Konotop. Explosions sounded. Every day, they had to run to the basement. Sometimes, they even slept there, wrapped in blankets. The mood was lifted by the cat Motrya, who added chaos to this anxious situation with her unpredictable actions. Valentyna lives in Kyiv, believes in victory, and dreams of reuniting with her grandmother, who stayed in Konotop.