From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (1007th day)
A few days ago, I started tracking the quality of my sleep using my smartwatch. So far, my device has yet to be impressed with my sleeping. As a chronic “achiever,” I am a bit discouraged 🙂 by my low scores and seeing a red diamond with an exclamation mark in the box “Depth” and yellow triangles with exclamation marks for “Interruptions” and “Duration.”
There is really nothing I can do to improve my “sleep performance.” I don’t do anything that results in poor sleep quality. I don’t drink caffeine past 3-4pm, I exercise during the day, and I read a paper book in the semi-dark room for at least an hour before sleep (no bright screens). It seems I do everything right. But of course, the books and articles that advise you how to improve your sleep patterns don’t take into account nightly ruzzian drone attacks that last for hours.
The sounds of drones getting closer and flying over, the shots of anti-drone defense, and explosions of shot-down drones – all that activity is hard to ignore and it doesn’t make you sleepy. The buzz of the approaching drones is mostly annoying/angering; explosions are a bit scary. When it’s close, the heart still jumps. No wonder my Apple watch “criticizes” my 6% REM and 7% deep sleep. No wonder I get out of bed in desperate need of coffee in the morning. It’s a story of every Ukrainian. And it’s not just something to get through for a short time. It’s 1007 days.
Last night ruzzians threw a record number of drones in a night attack on Ukraine. Out of 188 drones and 4 missiles, 76 drones were shot by our air defense. The damage caused by those drones and missiles in Ternopil resulted in 22-hour blackouts in that region. Only two hours a day do people have electricity, heat, and water. It might be a while before the energy infrastructure in Ternopil region will recover. I guess the generator one of our churches in Ternopil got this fall will work a lot.
Voice of Ukraine 