Good morning readers, #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
As Feb. 24 nears, millions of Ukrainians suffer 'the anniversary effect', experiencing insomnia, anxiety and loss of appetite.
Each year, Natalia in Kyiv and Mariam in #Georgia relive memories their bodies refuse to forget. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-anniversary-effect-ukrainians
Natalia wakes up in the middle of the night to check the time. The screen shows the year 2014.
#war
She blinks, and the digits slowly return to normal. Outside, it is February 2026. But she is living by a calendar that lags twelve years behind.
Natalia lives through something each February that most #Ukrainians first encountered four years ago, when #Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country — the annual reaction to the anniversary of a traumatic event.
At the end of winter, #Ukrainians often notice unexplained apathy, fatigue, exhaustion, #insomnia, or a loss of appetite.
Find out more about the anniversary effect and why, for many #Ukrainians, time doesn’t move forward when February returns through the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-anniversary-effect-ukrainians
Find out more about the anniversary effect and why, for many #Ukrainians, time doesn’t move forward when February returns through the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-anniversary-effect-ukrainians
