Serhii Shatanov met the war in his native Mariupol. However, he did not learn about the russian invasion from the explosions outside his window. He was informed about it by phone by relatives from the Rivne region. He says that at first he did not even believe it. But a few days later, real hell began. A shell hit the neighbouring house when Serhii's family was having dinner at home. The blast wave shattered all the windows in his house and blew away the roof. So he decided to flee.

At first, he and his wife, son, and an old dog hid in basements and bomb shelters until it became completely dangerous. He says that the russians dropped air bombs every twenty minutes! About the deadly evacuation from Mariupol - firsthand in the story by Serhii Shatanov.