Sixty-two year old retiree Natalia Titova had lived in Bobrovytsia, located in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, for over 30 years. Her home was destroyed following weeks of shelling by Russian forces.
"This is how we survived the war," said the 62-year-old retiree, on Saturday as she showed Reuters the entrance to her basement, where she had hidden with her family.
“The shelling went through our house. My husband, children, and my daughter-in-law were all in the basement. We all ran out out of the basement and started running in different directions, to the road. All the while they were shooting at the neighbours’ houses,” she said.
Ukraine said last week its forces had seized back all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched the invasion.
The withdrawal included Russian troops leaving the city of Chernihiv as well.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special military operation".
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