Oksana came to Dnipro from Bakhmut in Donetsk oblast with her family – her husband and two sons. They packed and left in the first months of the war – in early April 2022, when it was still possible to leave the city by private transport. But the war was already everywhere, and it was very uneasy. After passing many checkpoints and places where it was dangerous, they headed for a shelter in Dnipro, having been recommended to settle there by a friend with whom the couple had consulted before leaving.Before the war, Oksana worked at a pharmaceutical factory for 10 years, and her husband had several professions – he was a taxi driver and built roads. Here she occasionally has part-time jobs, but she has to spend more time taking care of the children, and her husband got a job in Dnipro almost immediately, in construction and security.In Bakhmut, the family lived in a private house. At first it was difficult to get used to the new conditions, but after a year in the shelter they have adapted to a new life – together with many other people. Of course, they would have liked better conditions – repairs to the room where they live and a complete renovation of the shelter building. But the family hopes that all this is ahead of them. These people see the changes that have already taken place in the Dobro na Amur center for IDPs since it opened, and they have decided to stay here for a long time. They have nowhere to go back to – the fighting has been going on in Bakhmut for a year now, and their hometown is completely destroyed.