Light filters through the debris in the local school and house of culture, highlighting the silence of the empty school corridors and theater seats. Nova Kam'yanka endured the harsh grip of Russian occupation for almost a year until its eventual liberation. Yet months after its liberation, the village still bears the scars of its turbulent past. The population has dwindled by half. The shattered remnants of war stand as a monolith to the unimaginable horrors the village endured. Nevertheless, Nova Kam'yanka persists in its efforts to rebuild, as its resilient residents strive to restore a semblance of normalcy to their lives.