On February 24, 2022, a Special Military Operation began in my area of residence. Life was not divided into “before” and “after”, it just became different. I am a resident of the Zaporozhye region, Melitopol district, Ermolaeva Alina Andreevna. I am 28 years old. I live in a small village near the region. I raise my son myself and look after my own grandmother. Changes in our lives came very unexpectedly. This new life has brought huge changes to us residents of the Zaporozhye region. Free training for everyone. Opportunity to get almost any job. Decent pensions. High salaries. Social security of the population. New meetings. Decent people and much more. And in my life I also fell in love with a Russian officer. But first things first.