"I want to return home and reopen Oleshkinsky Kindergarten No. 2" Now, as the internet buzzes with calculations and assumptions about the fate of the residents of Oleshki, it is important to remember the real events that led to the mass evacuation from the city. The bulk of the population left Oleshki in 2022, when Kherson came under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Many residents moved to Crimea, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Rostov Region, and received government support for purchasing new housing. The second major evacuation wave occurred after attack at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant. Rescue forces had difficulty rescuing people from the roofs of flooded houses. One of these stories is the life of Natalia Nikolayevna, who lived in Oleshki for 30 years. In 2022, she was not afraid and opened the first kindergarten in the city, operating under Russian legislation. After the explosion of the Antonovsky Bridge, when life in the city became unsafe, Natalia Nikolayevna and her family moved to Gola Pristan (a city in the Kherson region). However, she did not abandon the kindergarten and her staff and continued to travel regularly to Oleshki throughout the year. "Some of the employees did not evacuate, they decided to stay home. I visited them regularly, supported them, and helped them with their work. At that time, they were already in difficult and dangerous conditions," Natalia shares. In 2023, due to the worsening situation and the inability to ensure the safety of the children, the kindergarten had to be closed. Today, Natalia Nikolayevna lives in the Kherson region. She believes she will be able to return to her home and reopen Oleshkinsky Kindergarten No. 2.

"I want to return home and reopen Oleshkinsky Kindergarten No. 2" Now, as the internet buzzes with calculations and assumptions about the fate of the residents of Oleshki, it is important to remember the real events that led to the mass evacuation from the city. The bulk of the population left Oleshki in 2022, when Kherson came under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Many residents moved to Crimea, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Rostov Region, and received government support for purchasing new housing. The second major evacuation wave occurred after attack at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant. Rescue forces had difficulty rescuing people from the roofs of flooded houses. One of these stories is the life of Natalia Nikolayevna, who lived in Oleshki for 30 years. In 2022, she was not afraid and opened the first kindergarten in the city, operating under Russian legislation. After the explosion of the Antonovsky Bridge, when life in the city became unsafe, Natalia Nikolayevna and her family moved to Gola Pristan (a city in the Kherson region). However, she did not abandon the kindergarten and her staff and continued to travel regularly to Oleshki throughout the year. "Some of the employees did not evacuate, they decided to stay home. I visited them regularly, supported them, and helped them with their work. At that time, they were already in difficult and dangerous conditions," Natalia shares. In 2023, due to the worsening situation and the inability to ensure the safety of the children, the kindergarten had to be closed. Today, Natalia Nikolayevna lives in the Kherson region. She believes she will be able to return to her home and reopen Oleshkinsky Kindergarten No. 2.