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Olga, 71, Ukraine

I am 71. I live in a village located five kilometres from the contact line. I have been a widow for 14 years. I live alone in a small house. I have a son, a grandson, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren, they all live in the uncontrolled territory of Ukraine.

Lydia, 86, Ukraine

I am a widow, I live alone. My daughter lives in another city, she visits me sometimes, to help me around the house and in the yard.