At the age of 18, #Viacheslav_Yalov became the guardian of his two brothers and two sisters. Their mother was killed by an enemy shell.

The children managed to evacuate from their native #Verkhnotoretske, #Donetsk region, before the settlement was occupied by #Russian troops.

On March 17, 2022, #Viacheslav and his mother were returning home when two shells exploded ten meters away. The boy was stunned, he tried to save his mother, called for help, bandaged her with his clothes, but failed.