Zarina recounted how she spent seven years in a room with the corpse of her sister Darina. Their mother believed that the older daughter was alive, and relatives and neighbors remained indifferent. It was only 20 years after contacting the police that Darina's body could be retrieved from the apartment.
Zarina is now 31 years old and was born in Konstantynivka, Donetsk. She lived with her mother and her older sister Darina, who was 10 years older. The girls had different fathers and hardly knew them. Their mother worked at a local factory, but when she lost her job, the family was left without sufficient means and lived in extreme conditions.
Zarina recalls how her mother began to change after the father's death and started showing signs of paranoia. The sisters' family lived in scarcity and earned a living in completely different ways. Later, the older sister died at 22, and Zarina was only 12 at that time.
All those years, while the family lived in terrible conditions, the surrounding people remained indifferent. Neither neighbors nor relatives ever offered help and didn't even ask what happened to Darina. Zarina's mother continued to believe that her daughter was alive and refused to seek help from specialists.
Finally, after many years, Zarina contacted the police and lawyers to tell the horrifying truth. All those years, she lived with memories of her past and tried to help her mother in every possible way. The investigation into this case is currently ongoing.
This story shows how important it is to be attentive and compassionate towards others. The negligence of neighbors and the indifference of the mother made Zarina's life unrealistically difficult, but finally, the truth has come to light. The case has caused shock and outrage in the public, and the investigation is still ongoing to clarify all the circumstances of this tragic event.