Before the beginning of the full-scale war, Dmytro (age 17), Yulia (8), and Viktor (6) lived in the eastern Luhansk region. Explosions and shelling forced the family to flee and look for a safe home elsewhere. With no driving experience, their mother drove 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) to save her children. They stayed with relatives in Volyn, a region bordering Poland, before crossing the border to safety. It is only there that they began to sleep peacefully, without the looming fear of the war keeping them up at night. Meanwhile, the children’s father, a police officer, stayed behind in Luhansk and was mortally wounded during a military operation. The family was devastated by the loss, Dmytro closing himself off from people, and his younger siblings feeling unsupported. The Children of Heroes Charity Fund provided their mother and the children with a psychologist to help with their grief. With this support, the children could cope with their feelings of loss and began speaking openly about their grieving and pain. Today, the family feels united once more, with the children and their mother feeling as though they can support one another. Viktor often looks at the clouds, finding the most beautiful ones, and believes that his father lives there now. Yulia continues to wish for her dad to come back home. Dmytro, meanwhile, dreams of becoming a soldier to defend his family and country. Together with the family, the Children of Heroes Charity Fund dreams of a time when they can return home and gaze upon a peaceful sky again, with their fallen father and husband watching over them.