Now Marina lives in Switzerland, where she went to her sister after a full-scale invasion of Russian invaders.. Streletskaya noted that for the second time she had to leave her home - in 2014, a native of Luhansk escaped from the occupying forces by moving from her native city to the Sumy region.

" He (Streletskaya's husband - approx.. ) watched the news with tears in his eyes and said: " Trucks and military vehicles drove in during the first 24 hours. The Russian army was friendly, asked how to get to Kyiv, thinking that we needed help, that we would meet them with flowers and bread, but after a week they realized that we did not want this help, after which they got angry and started shooting at civilian cars. Then I thought I wanted to leave.

It was hard because all the road signs were taken down. During our trip, we had to hide in the village while the tanks passed.. One day we went to church and slept on the floor because I had been driving for 18 hours and just wanted to sleep. At 6 a.m. we drove on. It took me four days. After we got to the border, we queued for 17 hours, but after that it was easier - I felt that we were safe.

He (Streletskaya's husband - approx.. ) will protect our home. This is the second time for us.. We used to live in the Donbass and lost everything in 2014. I never saw my parents again before they died,"

In Switzerland, Marina found a job and serves the matches of the third division of the men's national championship.

She admits being a judge helps her cope with thoughts of war.

" I forgot that I was in the world of football because I was thinking about the war. That's why I had to start refereeing matches again. It helps because for at least two hours I can forget about the war and just look at defenders, attackers and offsides.! "

Earlier, TSN Prosport wrote that the Ukrainian referee from the Kherson region, Irina Petrova, spoke about her abduction by the occupiers.