Woman returns to Ukraine home frozen in time with phone STILL on charge and dishes in sink

A woman has returned to her home in Ukraine to find it frozen in time with her phone was still on charge, beds were unmade, and dishes were left in the sink.

Anna Malygon, 19, from Kharkiv, entered her home and realized it was exactly the same as she had left it with her phone still on charge and the bed unmade.

Anna left her home 18 months ago to study abroad but had no idea she wouldn't be able to return.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine made it difficult for her to get home safely.

After setting eyes on her home earlier this month on a trip back, she was stunned to find the building was still standing.

Anna said “It was heartbreaking. My apartment was dirty, cold and really smelly.”

Anna Malygon standing outside of her Ukrainian home after returning 18 months later (Jam Press/Anna Malygon)

Anna's video showing that her mum's bed was unmade when she returned home (Jam Press Vid/Anna Malygon)

“There was mould everywhere and food in the fridge that had expired one year ago.”

“Nuts and cereals were filled with worms. The water was rusty. There was unfinished coffee and a pastry that my mum didn’t finish because the war started.”

For Anna, it was a harrowing experience to see all of her old personal belongings that she had used when she lived there.

All the good memories came flooding back, but they were mixed with sadness and grief, knowing that she couldn't return to the life she once knew.

Anna's kitchen with the wine glasses and kitchen items still placed as they were left (Jam Press/Anna Malygon)

Dirty dishes and plates left in the sink from when her family had to evacuate from their home (Jam Press Vid/Anna Malygon)

“It was harrowing to see all my old personal stuff that I used when I lived there. I left Ukraine to go study abroad and I never thought I wouldn’t be able to come back” she said.

“Thank God my house was still standing and not bombed, like many others.”

Anna decided to share a clip of her home on TikTok to bring awareness to the impact of war on people's lives.

In the video, she shows her mom's bed unmade after she "woke up because of bombs," mouldy plates stacked in the sink, and unwashed laundry next to the washing machine.

The post went viral, being viewed 12 million times and racking up 1.3 million likes.

A charger and phone that was left on for a year in Anna's home (Jam Press Vid/Anna Malygon)

Her building from the outside which is half torn but still standing in Kharkiv (Jam Press/Anna Malygon)

A second clip shows an iPhone left on charge for a year.

One user commented, "Wow, hits hard to see all of that abandoned because of a war, especially your own home."

Another said, "Terrifying how life was abandoned one day and disrupted. I'm sorry."

Another viewer commented, "It's really been a year since this started wow."

The comments express the feeling of shock, horror, and empathy that many people feel when confronted with the reality of war.