During the full-scale invasion, Svitlana lived in Kherson. "February 24. This is a terrible day for all Ukrainians. It started with explosions. At the Chornobaivka airport, in the military base. 

Someone started to leave, someone bought medicine and food. I could not leave. I understood that I am staying. We thought it couldn't be for long. But on March 1, 2022, the occupation began. 

We lived waiting for liberation for 8 months. It is very long. Kherson Oblast is now divided. One part is deoccupied. The second is occupied. People are divided. And the occupation of the Left Bank has been going on for a long time. And it is much more complicated. There is a great tragedy on the Left Bank, about which we will hear and about which we do not yet know. It has not yet been explored. There will be difficult times when we learn the truth about the Left Bank," said Svitlana, a resident of Kherson.