Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
The sounds of motorcycles and garbage trucks are no longer the innocent sounds of daily life for those used to listening in the dark for explosions.
After 3 years of war, these ordinary sounds began to terrify Nastia.
On a sunny August evening, as Nastia was walking home from work, a family stopped at a traffic light in front of her. A mother with a stroller and her older son were waiting for the green light with her. He looked about 8 years old, energetic.
Suddenly, a roar mixed with high-pitched buzzing rolled down the street and swept past them. It felt like it went right through Nastia’s body. A node of anxiety exploded in her chest.
The boy threw his scooter and covered his ears, clenching tightly in fear.
It was just a motorcycle that rushed by.
Ukrainians in the capital are reminded daily of the terror of the attacks. Simple daily things – such as motorcycles, sports cars, construction sites – can trigger anxiety in residents as they confuse the sounds with air attacks.
It’s a subconscious reaction, a tightening up. We don’t really have time to ask ourself a question – our bodies themselves react as if to say: Is this an alarm? Is it air defense? Is it a missile?
During the past few months, Russia’s attacks against the capital became larger, louder, and deadlier.
“If it hits, it hits,” Nastia and her roommate Sasha would say every time they heard sirens in the middle of the night.
To learn all of Russia’s attacks sounds and the difference between them, read today's issue in full through the link!
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/listen-the-sounds-of-war-we-hear
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