Geroman

What’s really happening in Kyiv right now — from a firsthand source who is there. The situation is extremely difficult at the moment. There are explosions throughout the day and night, and drones seem to be constantly in the sky. This is not an exaggeration. One drone appears, then it is either intercepted, shot down, or hits somewhere — and then another drone appears. The police sirens are constantly going off as well. I’m not going to pretend to know exactly what every drone is or where every one has come from. What I can say is that Ukrainians are definitely shooting some of them down. Not every drone is being intercepted, but a significant number are. They may be jet-powered drones or different types of drones — that’s not something I can say with certainty. What is clear is the effect this is having on ordinary people. People are exhausted. Physically exhausted from the constant air-raid alarms and interrupted sleep, and mentally exhausted from living with the constant uncertainty of wondering when the next explosion is going to happen. People have simply had enough. They are tired of living like this day after day. Even ordinary everyday life is becoming more difficult. As one small example, an item that cost around 150 hryvnia when it was bought about a week ago was 500 hryvnia today at Silpo supermarket. These are just some of the things being experienced on the ground in Kyiv right now. This isn't something being described by someone watching the news from a distance. This is firsthand information from someone who is actually there and living through it.