Nataliia recalls that terrible day when the war began, when her son Ihor called early in the morning and ordered them to leave immediately. Soon after, on March 2, the telephone network was lost, electricity and water were cut off, and the gas supply was cut off as well. Ihor called every day as long as he could. Before his next deployment, he said goodbye to his father: "Dad, take care of mom". It was his last request. On March 16, when Nataliia and her husband decided to leave the city destroyed by the Russians on foot with only one bag, they suffered a tragedy. On the same day, Ihor died.