A Ukrainian photographer is using TikTok to turn war zone destruction into art

Shashenok, a Ukranian photographer, is using TikTok to document her daily life. Her videos have gone viral, some getting millions of views.

This is the scene that Ukrainian photographer Valeria Shashenok witnesses every day when she walks down the street in war-torn Chernihiv, Ukraine. Shashenok is taking shelter in an underground bunker with her mother, father and dog "Tory" in the northern Ukrainian city. Her close friends have already fled.

But instead of wallowing in the destruction around her, Shashenok has turned the war into art.

Shashenok is using TikTok to document her daily life. Her videos have gone viral, some getting millions of views.

In the video that made her famous, Shashenok dances to "Che La Luna" with the caption, "My typical day in a bomb shelter." She uses a heat gun like a hairdryer as her dog hides under a blanket. Her mother cooks over a pot on the floor.