At first, Maryna didn't pay attention to the warning about the Kakhovka dam being blown up. But then she heard a sound like a waterfall. The water level in the local river had risen. And then the water began to flood her village.

She is from Krynky, Kherson region. Almost immediately, she found herself under occupation. She was hoping for liberation. But Ukrainian troops never reached her village. And then, after the dam was blown up, she set off on a long journey to the territory controlled by Ukraine.