I always struggle with Star Battle puzzles with 1 or 2 stars in a row/column. I have no idea why but these puzzles with 3 stars in a row/column feel much smoother and the general flow is easier to follow. This one was hard but I knew what to do and solving it felt good. (I was praying the whole time that I didn't make any mistake.) Really nice puzzle, thanks Nyancharov!
Once I figured out where to start, this one was actually not so hard. That first part took me a while though, with lots of trial-and-error. Very nice puzzle, thank you.