Olena Finko

Before the war started we lived in Kharkiv, I painted pictures, our child went to kindergarten, and my husband worked. Everything was fine. When the war broke out, my husband took us out of Kharkiv, taking only documents and a briefcase with basic hygiene items on his back. Our brother took us to Bulgaria. My husband remained to defend the Kharkiv region. Right now he is in the territorial defense forces. We don't know when we will be able to see each other again. It hurts a lot, especially when the baby is crying and wants to go to dad. It hurts constantly. But my husband and I understand that we had to do so, and first of all we had to protect our son from the war.