Taras, a journalist from Kyiv, learned about the start of a full-scale war from a colleague on February 24, 2022. He immediately called his father and, together with his wife, took him from Kyiv to Cherkasy region. Taras’s wife is the writer Valentyna Rozumenko, the author of books about the Maidan, the war and the occupation. After the liberation of Nova Basana, Valentyna recorded eyewitness testimonies which became basis for the book “February. The year of invincibility”. Taras believes in victory, although he understands that it will not happen soon. But he is convinced: there is no other way for Ukraine than to persevere.