A 102-year-old woman, Melaniya Ryabko, has had her home in Lyutivka, Kharkiv region, destroyed by Russian shelling. She is now living in Kharkiv with her son.

Ryabko has lived through the Holodomor, World War II, and evacuations, and has endured years of hard labor. Her story highlights the ongoing impact of the conflict on civilians in the border areas of the Kharkiv region.