Psychologist and history teacher Tetiana Kupriienko encountered the war in Borodyanka. Soon, not only all of her relatives but also families from Irpin and Bucha, whom she barely knew, gathered under the roof of her house. Even her neighbor would come to hide in the basement when Borodyanka was heavily bombed.

“There was constant tension, from the second floor of the building we watched as the 'rashist' helicopters flew by It was terrifying. We saw shooting, how they were doing it, explosions.” From our house, we could see flashes at the motor depots and a column of fire about 20 meters high. From our house, we saw how the mines hit the neighboring street, and a house caught fire. Probably the most terrifying moment was when I heard my husband shout: 'Quick, to the basement!' – recalls Tetiana Kupriienko about March 2022.

At that time, she was worried: Would the supplies be enough? 'The thought immediately went to my grandmother, who survived the war. What did she tell me? That strategic goods are flour, matches, and salt. And I realized that, besides salt, I had nothing else. It’s clear that every housewife always has some potatoes in the basement, vegetables, and preserves. That’s all understandable, but the issue of flour, because with it, one could bake bread, worried me,” – says the educator.

On March 9, it was Tetiana’s birthday. She prepared food and, through the fields, went to her neighbors. There, in the house, 11 people had gathered, but they had even fewer supplies. The woman recalls the reaction of the neighbor’s children to the bread: "They grabbed the edge of the bread, sniffed it, and said: 'Pastries, it’s like pastries.' You know, I’ll probably never forget that. My grandmother used to tell me about the Holodomor, she also talked about that war. But it was so far away from us... We sympathized, worried, listened, but we didn't really concern ourselves with it!