[8][9] After the death of her partner, she became a contract soldier for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, eventually serving with the 140th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion.

On 13 March, Chornoguz began a solo protest against this decision by camping out in front of the Presidential Office in Kyiv.

It contained a collection of free verse poetry about trench warfare, written during her time serving on the front lines in the Ukrainian military.

[6] Later that year, Chornohuz and three other female Ukrainian soldiers traveled to the United States to speak to members of Congress and appeal for more military vehicles and equipment for Ukraine.

[5] Chornohuz earned an award for her poetry collection Як вигинається воєнне коло in a 2020 literary competition under the Smoloskyp publishing house.