Belarusian journalist and mother of many children, Alena Dubovik, left Belarus in the summer of 2021. The day before, she had been through an actual hell: Akrestsina, a beating that landed her in the hospital, persecution, fear for herself and her children, and a lack of support from her husband. As part of our series of conversations with Belarusian women about motherhood, Alena told Belsat how she now lives in Lithuania and raises three children alone.