These photos show a woman saying goodbye to her family’s dacha as the frontline advances.

Her daughter, Viktoriia, wrote that they packed in haste, taking only essentials, including postcards she had once sent to her late grandparents.

Viktoriia said her mother wept, knowing she cannot return until the fighting ends.

As Russian forces destroy and level homes, residents leave with no certainty of ever returning.

Photo: vasiya666, Threads