Serhii survived the occupation of his native village of Termakhivka. In the morning of February 25, he repaired a caterpillar track for our military, and half an hour later he saw the vehicle destroyed by an enemy air strike. He witnessed the invaders looting. They took away everything - highchairs, honey strainers and they even dragged a large red sofa onto the tank. He was hiding in the cellar with his wife and child during shelling, although he knew that would not save them. He was repairing the roof destroyed by a shell in the pouring rain. He waited until occupation.