Russia continues its advance along the southern coast of Ukraine and is now said to have full control of the city of Kherson.
When the Russian attacks began, Viktoria opened her basement to neighbors and colleagues.
The real shelters were not enough.
Now 17 people sleep there, most of them women and children.
Her own 8-year-old daughter runs down the stairs as soon as a door slams shut.
Loud noises are reminiscent of previous bombings.
In Russian hands
Kherson has been cut off from the outside world and international aid shipments are stopped by Russia, which believes that their stocks are good enough.
On March 4, more than 140 tons of food and medicine were delivered to the city, according to the Russian state-controlled news agency Interfax.
Despite a little over a week of occupation, lack of food and water and cold, Viktoria and her friends refuse to accept the Russian shipments.
They would rather die than eat Russian food, according to Viktoria.
- We will try to survive.
But we will not accept their help.
"Has made us stronger"
The city's residents have been linked by the crisis.
The people will not accept the Russian occupation and will never give up the fight, says Viktoria.
- These days have made us stronger.
We feel the support of all citizens.
We have become even more united, she says.
Big protests
On Saturday, hundreds of people in Kherson went out and demonstrated.
People with Ukrainian flags filled the city square in protest of the Russian siege.
On Sunday, they will go out again to shout "Russians go home", says Viktoria.
- Today, Russian soldiers fired into the air.
Not against people.
But no one knows what will happen next, says Viktoria.