A family from Avdeevka told RT that they planted potatoes in the basement due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to her, shells repeatedly flew over their garden.

The family lived for almost two years “running” from the house to the basement, going out briefly to cook dinner. To entertain Dima, his mother read him fairy tales and taught him letters and numbers. Earlier, RT showed the voting process in liberated Avdiivka. Click here for more.