As the war continues in Ukraine, many citizens, like Arkadii and Hanna Rubin, are coping with persistent air raid alerts by prioritizing sleep over anxiety. Psychologist Yuliia Krat notes that sleep issues and depression are rampant among Ukrainians, regardless of their displacement status. Some citizens have chosen to remove air raid alert apps to avoid distress. Concurrently, satellite images reveal a widespread dimming of urban lights due to power plant destruction and streetlight shutdowns, exacerbating nighttime fears and creating a ghost town atmosphere in cities like Kharkiv as people seek safety.
At this point in the war, the need for sleep has overcome the fear of night, says psychologist Yuliia Krat who works with East SOS.
People are coming with sleep disturbances or depression. It disturbs all Ukrainians now, she says.
Satellite images show a significant dimming of the lights at night, as the cities turn off streetlights to make Russia's job harder.
It’s not a matter of mood: all over Ukraine, the night is darker, as power plants are destroyed and people leave for safer places.
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