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
#NEWS OF THE DAY
#RUSSIA REFUSES TO REMOVE VICTORY BANNER FROM EMBASSY IN #SEOUL: In Seoul, a 15-meter long banner reading “Victory will be ours” in Russian appeared on the building of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in South Korea. https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/02/22/CKQ3SFM5E5HYBNH6AZUX6DAN7U/
#RUSSIA PROVIDES #IRAN WITH AIR DEFENSE IN SECRET €500M DEAL: Iran has concluded a secret €500 million agreement with Russia to restore its air defenses which were damaged by last year’s Israeli attacks, the Financial Times reports. https://www.ft.com/content/d034cc1a-f5fb-494e-a3c1-466e8e80ed82
#GREECE COULD BECOME KEY ROUTE FOR #US LNG AHEAD OF #RUSSIAN #GAS BAN: As the EU moves towards a total ban on Russian gas supplies by 2027, Greece is positioning itself as the southern gateway for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, predominantly from the US, the FT reports. https://www.ft.com/content/f169bb37-4d25-43c3-846d-4849a708a5c2
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
