Svitlana Poltavska, from Troitske in Luhansk, shares her harrowing experience during the Russian occupation of Ukraine, where her husband was killed in combat. After enduring violence and threats from Russian soldiers, she escaped and joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces to protect her children. Svitlana participates in an art therapy project for women who lost loved ones in the war, expressing their grief through painting. Vita Kharchuk, another participant, mourns her son, a soldier killed in Mariupol, emphasizing the deep pain and loss felt by families affected by the conflict.