710 day of war

Hello, friends!

This week has been quieter, almost without shelling. We are now in the last month of winter, and we still haven't experienced any power outages. It's noticeable that fewer rockets are reaching their targets. The air defense systems have significantly improved our lives, which is great.

I got a bit sick, it was quite cold, and it seems I caught a cold. I've been resting for a few days with a temperature. While the store is making T-shirts for me to dye, I have some time to relax and prepare for work, so I'm just trying to regain strength and get ready for work.

During this time, I've been following the news and events in the country and the world, and it's just awful. I seem to have developed greater resilience to provocative news and information warfare, so it doesn't affect me as much emotionally, but it's still sad to see local media spreading pessimistic news without any confirmation.

My strategy is to wait a few days after seeing emotionally charged news and observe how the situation develops. Usually, during this time, there are either confirmations or, more often, refutations. Some news is spread by Russians for their own purposes, like the incident with the downed plane supposedly carrying our military prisoners. This information was not confirmed, but it caused a lot of anxiety for several days.

Recently, there were reports of the alleged resignation of the chief commander Zaluzhny. The information was also debunked, but it created a lot of noise and concern among citizens.

While the reasons for the dissemination of such sensational headlines by enemy propaganda are understandable, the motives of local media engaging in such practices are unclear. All this greatly affects the morale of people already in a difficult situation. To me, it's a pretty bad way to generate hype with untrue news. To avoid falling into the news trap, one must always approach any information critically because not everything written there is often untrue. Moral state is one of the most important things, and a lot of effort is required to stay calm.

The country is facing a really tough test now. A huge mobilization is not only about sending many acquaintances to war but also about the major economic difficulties. They say that to support one soldier, seven taxpayers are needed in the rear. Even with the current number of military personnel in the country, economic life is quite challenging, and I can't imagine what will happen after mass conscription. It's mainly the young, working population that goes to war. We can already see preparations for living conditions getting worse, and the suspension of payments for resettlers is likely just the beginning. Next will come tax reforms, further increases in prices for everything, and a rise in the dollar exchange rate. I don't know how the government will cope with this very difficult task, but I hope they succeed.

For now, all we can do is believe and hope that, although it will be challenging, we can endure everything. We have no other way out.

Thank you all for your support, and a big thanks for the help on buymeacoffee. It really helps to live. Thank you.