Hanna But, a teacher at the Melitopol Professional Agricultural Lyceum, started attending peaceful rallies from the very first days. Mass peaceful protests continued until they were violently dispersed and people were abducted from the crowd. Even after that, Anna Viktorovna and her daughter continued to hang yellow ribbons around the city. When tricolours appeared everywhere and all Ukrainian channels and everything Ukrainian disappeared, they decided to evacuate. The way to the free land was through 26 checkpoints and lasted 30 hours...

Hanna Viktorivna But is an Honoured Education Worker of Ukraine, recipient of the National Legend of Ukraine award and the Order of the Third Class for services to Zaporizhzhia region, and in 2020 and 2021 she was named one of the TOP 50 best teachers in the country by the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine project.