Valeriia Halych had been under occupation in Luhansk region for a year and a half. The girl was later forcibly sent to Bilhorod to study. The child had tried to get to Ukraine several times. The first escape from russia was unsuccessful and almost killed her, while the second one brought her closer to her goal. Liera was stuck in another country. Only at the third attempt she managed to get home and hug her mom. 

She told her story of return during her rest at the "Blogger Camp" organized by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation in collaboration with the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada.