The Ukrainian settlement of Senkivka is located at the crossroads of the Ukraine-Russia-Belarus border crossing. It was once the scene of festivals commemorating the three countries’ friendship, but now it’s a battleground, with inhabitants recounting stories of families separated across borders living in dread. Yogita Limaye, who has rare access to the village, has witnessed firsthand the impact of a society ripped apart by war.

Russian troops left northern Ukraine in early April, but mortar bombardment and grenade strikes continue in Senkivka. It had a population of just over 200 individuals before the invasion. Only a few people have stuck behind now.

Nina Malenok’s house is right next to a road that Russian troops used to begin their invasion of Ukraine, on their way to Chernihiv in the north and Kyiv in the south.

The tail of a rocket fired in the early hours of February 24, the day the war began, is wedged into Nina’s yard.

“It landed in my yard, I heard. There was a lot of smoke and flames. My lights were turned off. I sprung from my bed and bolted from my home “Nina stated.

She heard planes flying overhead, large cars pulling in, and whistles being blown repeatedly in the days that followed, buried in a cellar.

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