CHUHUIV, KHARKIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 23: (EDITOR'S NOTE: COMPOSITE IMAGE) A composite image assembled of photos from above to below showing Olena Kurilo posing for a portrait in the location of her apartment that was destroyed on the first day of the Russia-Ukraine War, Feb. 24, 2022, during an exclusive interview in Chuhuiv, Ukraine on February 23, 2024. ''I decided to return to Ukraine because I did not want to stay abroad under any circumstances. If I had not been injured, I would never have left my country. As soon as my treatment was over, I immediately bought tickets and was back home in Chuhuiv in two days'' she told. Olena told that she had three eye surgeries in second and one in London. ''After that, I returned to Ukraine, where I am undergoing regular check-ups at an ophthalmology clinic. Unfortunately, my vision started to decline. I used to see 50% with my right eye, but now I see only 30%'' she said. Wolfgang Schwan / Anadolu